Do You Recall the Most Famous Reindeer of All?
How sure can you be that that Rudolph’s nose glowed? Was it actually red? Maria Konnikova offers insight into our fungible memories.
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Photo illustration by Slate. Still from Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
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How open are Cubans to the idea of democracy? Today on The Gist, Emily Parker weighs the chances of a less repressive government in Cuba. She’s the author of Now I Know Who My Comrades Are: Voices From the Internet Underground. Plus, Mike asks Maria Konnikova of the New Yorker how much we can trust eyewitness testimony. For the Spiel, a Christmas miracle in Oklahoma.
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