It turns out there is a lot to learn about when studying the psychology of near misses. One thing we learn is that the memories of these events--like the time you almost ran into a tree with your bike, or the time you stuck your head out of a moving train and then pulled it back in just before another train rushed passed by-- are different from other memories. Psychologists call these "flashbulb memories."
In this episode, our first in our series on near misses, Two Guys on Your Head, , and talk about flashbulb memories and how they influence our decision-making process.
