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Adam Kucharski

What Adam Kucharski thinks about dementia

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Epidemiologist at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine who studies infectious-disease outbreaks. Author of The Rules of Contagion and Proof. Writes the Understanding the unseen newsletter on epidemiology, evidence and AI.

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3 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Adam Kucharski has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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  1. Our readingPeople with dementia can be remarkably good at filling gaps in memory with plausible conversation, especially if they have had jobs involving talking to many people.

    Their wordsPeople can be remarkably good at filling gaps in memory with plausible conversation, especially if they've had jobs that involved talking to a lot of people.

    ↗Understanding the unseenkucharski.substack.com 1st of 3 in this piece

  3. Our readingWell-meaning reassurance from others can make the process of providing support for someone with dementia harder and slower.

    Their wordsIn my experience, this only makes the process of providing support harder and slower. Denial, and the delays it brings, gets reinforced by the well-meaning remarks of people who don't see the day-to-day problems.

    ↗Understanding the unseenkucharski.substack.com 2nd of 3 in this piece

  5. Our readingCountries could potentially increase their GDP by reducing the time people spend unwinding scams and inappropriate salesmanship while supporting relatives with dementia.

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    Their wordsI'm no economist, but I suspect countries could give themselves a decent GDP bump by reducing all the time people have to spend unwinding scams and inappropriate salesmanship while supporting relatives with dementia.

    ↗Understanding the unseenkucharski.substack.com 3rd of 3 in this piece