Science & Cocktails: Charan Ranganath
Why we remember and how to remember better
Koncertsalen
26. juni 2025 KL. 20.00
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Science & Cocktails præsenterer en aften med neuroforsker Charan Ranganath, som vil udforske nogle af de mysterier, der handler om, hvordan vi opbevarer minder , og hvordan vi glemmer dem. Forinden kan du opleve trioen Track/Abdullah/Rock kombinere elektronisk musik med live-instrumenter.
Why do we remember? Why do we forget? How can you remember better? What are some of the ways we can train ourselves to remember the important things? What can neuroscience tell us about curiosity and learning? Why is it that giving your brain a chance to actively struggle to remember something is more effective than passive memorization?
We often think that remembering should be an effortless process and experience frustration when our memory fails us. Science, however, tells us that the problem isn’t our memories, but rather our expectations about what memory is for. Most of our experiences will be forgotten, and that is by design, because memory isn’t supposed to be a repository of the past. It is a resource to draw upon to understand the present and navigate an uncertain future.
This evening, Charan Ranganath will present the new understanding of memory that is emerging from scientific research and explain why what we think of as flaws in memory are actually features that help us to plan, predict, and imagine. He will also provide tips on how to keep our memories accurate in an age of misinformation and how to preserve memory function into old age, so that you can hold onto the memories that matter.
All this will take place just after the trio Track/Abdullah/Rock combines electronic music with live instruments in a unique musical universe.
Event held in English with the generous support of the Lundbeck Foundation.
Charan Ranganath (Bio)
Charan Ranganath is the author of the New York Times bestseller Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory’s Power to Hold On to What Matters. He has been featured widely in top media outlets, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, National Public Radio, MSNBC, the BBC, PBS News Hour, Fast Company, Oprah Daily, and Goop (with Gwyneth Paltrow).
He is a Professor at the Center for Neuroscience and the Department of Psychology and director of the Dynamic Memory Lab at the University of California, Davis. For over 25 years, Dr. Ranganath has studied the mechanisms in the brain that allow us to remember past events, using brain imaging techniques, computational modeling, and studies of patients with memory disorders.
He has been recognized with several awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship, given to the top scientists and engineers in the United States.
Track/Abdullah/Rock (Bio)
This trio, consisting of Tue Track, Abdullah S, and Steen Rock, unites electronic beats with live instrumentation in a unique and experimental musical universe. With roots in their respective musical backgrounds, such as hip hop, film music, and underground sounds, they create a dynamic sound that intertwines genres and navigates between the past, present, and future.
DJ Don Stener (Bio)
Playing familiar and unfamiliar tracks from a bygone era, in a dreamy flow.
Program
19:00
Doors open
20:00 - 20:45
Track/Abdullah/Rock | Koncertsalen
21:15 - 22:15
Charan Ranganath + Q&A | Koncertsalen
22:15 - 23:00
DJ Don Stener | foyer
