03 | Brain Rot: Is tech making your memory better or worse?

Science Friction

Jun 17, 2025•28 min•Season 3Ep. 3

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Episode description

We’re trusting tech with more tasks than ever — including the ones our brains once did.We’re Googling things we used to know, taking screenshots of things we’ll instantly forget, and hoarding all kinds of data we’ll never check again.On this episode of Brain Rot: is tech giving your brain a holiday, or putting it out of a job?You’ll also meet a guy who’s turned the tables, by using AI to help recover his lost memories.

Brain Rot is a five part series from the ABC’s Science Friction about how tech is changing our brains, hosted by Ange Lavoipierre.

Guests:

Dr Julia Soares

Assistant Professor, Mississipi State University

Morris Villaroel

Academic, Spain; Lifelogger

Max

Credits:

Presenter: Ange Lavoipierre
Producer: Fiona Pepper
Senior Producer: James Bullen
Sound Engineer: Angie Grant

This story was made on the lands of the Gadigal and Menang Noongar peoples.

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