No memory is safe—whether you store it in your brain, a hard drive, or your diary. Thanks to physics, no memory can last forever.
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Host, Producer: Greg Kestin
Research and Writing: Samia Bouzid, Greg Kestin
Editorial Input from: Julia Cort, Ari Daniel
Science Consultant: Murti Salapaka, Saurav Talukdar, Abu Sebastian
Filming, Editing, and Animation: Greg Kestin
Filming, Writing, & Editing Contributions from: Lauren Liebhaber, Daniel Thomson
Media: Shutterstock, CytoViva (Nanoparticles in water)
Brownian Motion Footage courtesy of Sam Snook of Latimer Arts College
Special thanks: Entire NOVA team
From the producers of PBS NOVA © WGBH Educational Foundation
Funding provided by FQXi
Music provided by APM