Recently I have been very intrested in the science of the 'Mandela Effect'. I decided I would listen to a podcast (Sci Guys episode 93 'Mandela Effect the science of false memories'). and I found it really interesting, so I decided to share what I learnt on my blog. Here is everything you need to know about the Mandela Effect.
The History of the Mandela Effect
The Mandela Effect is basically just a fancy way of saying false or fake memories. The Mandella Effect originated in late 1980s/early 1990s, It got its name when Fiona Broome explained in great detail how she remembered that former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela died in the 1980s while in prison ,even though he lived till 2013.
She could describe the news coverage that happened because of his death and even a speech from his widow that never happened, and it wasn't that she was the only one who remembered that there were many people who thought they remembered the exact same thing.
What is the Mandela Effect?
Mandela effect actually is, many doctors think that the Mandela is a form of confabulation which is like a brainy way of "honest lying" which is like someone creates a false memory, but doesn't mean to lie to others. They are just filling gaps in their own memories. Many examples of the Mandela effect are close and similar to the original memory.
Researchers believe that people, even in large groups use confabulation to 'remember' what they feel is the most likely sequence of events. There are other aspects of memory that can lead to the Mandela effect, this includes something known as a false memory where you recall an event that isn't accurate. This is often a struggle for eyewitnesses to crimes or other things along those lines.
Some examples of the Mandela Effect
'I am your father' Vs 'Luke I am your father' there was never actually a 'Luke' in that sentence
'Kit-kat' Vs 'kitkat' KitKat had no dash
Is there black on the end of pikachus tail or not? Pikachu has no black on his tail
'Looney tunes' Vs 'looney toons' it is spelt 'Looney tunes'
Superb Blogging Phoenix. The way you've presented and explained aspects of your topic draw the reader in and in my case, I'm encouraged to explore the effect further. It was good to see you give examples of the Mandela effect. Have you heard of 'Neighbourhood Myths?'...would they fall into 'the Mandela Effect' phenomenon?
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ReplyDeleteWhat a great blog post. I love your inquiring mind.. ka mau te wehi. If psychological things interest you, try this one that I learned about in 1978 in a psychology lecture: sauce béarnaise syndrome
Keep up the great work.