Can you always trust what you see? In the courtroom, an eyewitness account can be the most compelling piece of evidence, swaying juries and sealing fates. Yet decades of psychological research reveal a startling truth: human memory is deeply flawed, easily distorted, and frighteningly unreliable, especially under stress. So what happens when two witnesses remember the same event completely differently?

Welcome to "When Witnesses Contradict." In this episode, we dive into the fascinating, and often disturbing, science of memory errors. Guided by groundbreaking research from experts like Elizabeth Loftus, we'll explore the misinformation effect, false memories, and the cognitive biases that shape what we think we remember. Using famous court cases as examples, you'll learn why the most confident witness isn't always the most accurate, and how faulty memories have led to devastating miscarriages of justice. How reliable is the bedrock of our legal system if memory itself is built on shifting sands?

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