“To briefly summarize a vast, complex literature…”
“…prolonged and extreme stress inhibits the biological processes believed to support memory in the brain.” In other words, science also says that torture yields unreliable information.
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Joshuah Bearman has written about CIA missions, aspiring Fabios, and the world's greatest Pac Man player. Yes, it was he who blew the lid off the story of the great rodent disaster of 2003, when giant gerbils invaded inland China. Joshuah has written for Harpers, McSweeneys, Wired, Rolling Stone, and contributes to This American Life.
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