Memories and September 11

Where were you when...

This is the generation-defining question. For most of my life it has ended with ...Kennedy was shot. I wasn't alive for that one, so by the time I was a teenager it ended with ...the Challenger exploded. Of course today the generation-defining question ends with ...you heard about 9/11.

Scientific American ran an article online earlier this week that deals with Memories of September 11. Why memories are so vivid and how much we can trust the detail. The article is linked below:

How Accurate Are Memories of 9/11

Elections and Classical Conditioning?

The New York Times Opinion Pages
All Politics Is Olfactory
By PETER LIBERMAN and DAVID PIZARRO
Published: October 23, 2010
The psychology of disgust can sway election results.