Science Actually is a podcast by Imperial College London students and staff. Are you keen to find out more about current and future research, and to discover how not every question will have one answer? In each episode a member of our podcast team interviews an Imperial expert to see if they have the answers to our burning questions. In the first series, we dive into myths surrounding different aspects of student life: memory, food, sleep and partying. The second series revolves around the science that is shaping our future. Intro by Clara Tillous Oliva, jingle by Hendrik Vogt, artwork by Ali Al-Sikab. Check out our website (https://www.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/study/undergraduate/science-actually-podcast/), or follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/science_actually_podcast/) and Twitter (@ScienceAccPod)
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Brain and memory: Do you have a maximal capacity for memory?
In this episode of Science Actually we discuss our memory. Linda van Keimpema interviews our guest Professor Simon Schultz. Simon is the head of the Neural Coding Lab at Imperial. With a background in Engineering, Physics and a PhD in computational neuroscience, Simon combines neuroscience and engineering to study the brain in his lab. In this episode, Simon tells us more about his research, including his recent paper describing how old memories are reorganised when you learn something now. Simon explains to us how the memory palace technique and an older Aboriginal story telling technique can be used for studying, and reveals other tips for how best to learn something new. He also answers our main question: Do you have a maximal capacity for memory? Check out our website (https://www.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/study/undergraduate/science-actually-podcast/), or follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/science_actually_podcast/) and Twitter (@ScienceAccPod)