"Optimizing Memory: Embracing the Science of Forgetting"

In his book "Why We Remember," Charan Ranganath discusses the limitations of human memory and the concept of chunking, which allows people to compress large amounts of data into manageable information. He explores how expertise changes the way we learn and remember, demonstrating that experts can bypass memory limitations by focusing on the most important information. Research on chess grand masters and a study involving alien shapes show that expertise enables individuals to extract useful information and overcome memory constraints by leveraging their knowledge.