Neil Patrick Harris was the unseen narrator in the first season, replaced by Jason Silva for the remainder of the series as its host and presenter; in addition, sleight-of-hand artist Apollo Robbins has been a frequent consultant and illusionist guest on the show. As time passed, Magician Eric Leclerc took over this role in seasons 4 and 5. The show is interactive, encouraging television viewers, often along with a handful of live volunteers, to engage in visual, auditory, and other cognitive experiments, or "brain games", that emphasize the main points presented in each episode. Experts like Sri Sarma also explain why humans react in a certain way because of the brain.
In this episode about the lifespan of your brain, we're going to put you through a series of games and experiments designed to show you how your brain changes over time, and how different age groups have vastly different skill sets.Think you're at your cognitive cusp? Get ready to come of age...on Brain Games!
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If you think you've only got 5 senses, think again! On this episode we're going to explore deep into the brain to show all the hidden senses you have working to help you navigate everyday life. Some of these senses may seem super human but trust us, they're all inside you!
Join Jason Silva on an exciting tour through the labyrinthine city of London -the metaphor for your brain and its numerous regions and intricate pathways.Delving into topics from spatial memory to semantic knowledge, this episode promises to enlighten and enthrall. Get ready to meet your brain on Brain Games V.
In this episode we arrive in the holy city of Jerusalem to explore what we call the "God Brain." Billions of people around the world believe in a divine being, but how does the "believing brain" work? Is spirituality hardwired or installed in us by a divine Programmer, or is it part of a complex evolutionary adaptation process that has been transpiring for millions of years? This episode is an exciting opportunity to exploit hidden-camera experiments, man-on-the-street encounters, and high-tech laboratories across the globe in the quest to explore the neuro-physiology behind spiritual practice. The games devised in this episode will shed light...
Do you think brainteasers, word games, and visual illusions are fun? If you do, then this special episode of Brain Games is for you! We are putting YOU in the game. We have chosen our best interactive games and put them all into a one-hour BRAIN GAMES special. Take these games and try them on your own friends and family to amaze them with how smart YOU are.
What do you see when you look at the world? Does reality really exist the way you experience it? Your brain is constantly taking in different bits of information all at once to make meaningful patterns that eventually form a complete picture of the world around you. Whether it's light, shadow, distance, or sound, the way your brain perceives this information creates your unique perspective. But have you ever stopped to wonder if your brain is actually being fooled-or if your brain is fooling you? In this episode of Brain Games, you'll see how your brain gets tripped up by odd angles, how light and shadows play a crucial role in your perception...
Pay close attention - what you discover in this episode of Brain Games will keep you from falling for a scam. In a robbery, the victim is forced to give up money or possessions. In a scam or con, the victim hands over their valuables willingly. Each year, millions of people around the world fall for some sort of scam or fraud. Through a series of interactive games and experiments, you'll discover how easily your brain is deceived. Scammers and con artists make it their business to know how your brain works, and how to use its flaws to their advantage. Play along to discover how your brain is wired to initially believe everything it hears, what...
In this episode, youll discover that what goes into your stomach has less to do with your mouth and more to do with your brain. Youll also see how many of your food choices often have nothing to do with food. Through a series of interactive games and experiments youll discover what makes you hungry, why you overeat and whether you should take comfort in comfort food. So pull up a chair, theres plenty of food for thought...on Brain Games
What makes you angry? Is it that woman texting in traffic? What about that kid who screwed up your coffee order? Or perhaps it's that email from your boss? Whether it's full blown road rage or just the constant frustration at life's little inconveniences, we all feel a little bit of anger every day. But what if getting angry in the first place had less to do with what's going outside, and more to do with what's going on inside your brain? In this episode we'll explore why your brain gets angry and what you can do about it. Through a series of games and experiments, we'll prove to you that anger isn't always a bad thing, and how having a short...
Ever had the strange sensation of just knowing something without being able to say how you know it? Or been bothered by something without knowing why? That tiny feeling is the key to unlocking one of your brain's most powerful abilities: intuition. This episode of Brain Games puts your brain to the ultimate test with a series of interactive games and fascinating experiments that reveal you should stop thinking with your head and listen to your gut - on Brain Games.
This episode of Brain Games touches on questions about spirituality, neurotheology and belief in God. Hopefully, this article and the show will help spur on discussion about spirituality and the brain. We look forward to opinions on the show and the question as to whether belief in god was installed by a divine programmer.
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Designed to test your memory, the first episode presents viewers with a mock-up crime scene. In a New York park, a man is mugged in broad daylight. Test your Brain: You Won't Believe Your Eyes But can you describe the robbery seconds later? And will your description be the same as that of the person next to you? Discover how details often go missing, forcing the brain to 'make up' memories. So what you believe to be true could actually be alarmingly false.
The show basically shows brain teasers, optical illusions, mind tricks and things of that nature each episode and explains how your brain is tricked. Essentially, your brain sees what is CONVENIENT and what MAKES SENSE. Hence why you just assume Febreze is Febreeze (because that makes sense to your brain and you just fill in blanks and make quick assumptions).
The Abecedarian Project was featured in the documentary My Brilliant Brain, which aired on the National Geographic Channel in 2007. The three-part series explores the inner workings of the human brain. The Abecedarian Project is included in the first episode, My Brilliant Brain: Make Me a Genius. This video clip is the footage about Abecedarian.
In each of the twenty episodes, Nice brings the studio and the games right to the players for the ultimate IQ showdown. From families and co-workers to friends and friendly rivals, teams will go head-to-head in a competition filled with mind-bending puzzles and brain teasers.
Eight retired all-star astronauts discuss the beauty and complexity of the human brain, how it evolved and what it means to be an intelligent spacefaring species in a new episode of "One Strange Rock," which airs tonight (May 21) on the National Geographic Channel. The documentary series, hosted by Will Smith, tells the story of Earth from the perspectives of the former astronauts.
Our complex brains can come in handy in many ways, some of which scientists don't fully understand. But why are humans the only species on Earth to be blessed with such intricate brains? If life existed on Earth for 3 billion years before any species evolved a brain, where did the first brains even come from? Melvin and his fellow space travelers will try to answer these questions in the penultimate episode of "One Strange Rock," which airs tonight (May 21) at 10 p.m. EDT/PDT (9 p.m. CDT).
Are you ready for another truly mind-blowing television experience? All-new episodes of National Geographic Channel's hit show Brain Games are coming soon! Host and wonder junkie Jason Silva gets inside your head and shows you what's going on in there, with an intricate series of interactive experiments designed to mess with your mind and reveal the inner-workings of your brain. Hailed by critics as "tremendous fun" that "makes science entertaining," Brain Games turns your mind's eye inwards for a fascinating journey into the three and a half pounds of tissue that makes you... you.
Tonight's episode centers all around music, where Jack Black and his Tenacious D bandmate Kyle Gass join host Keegan-Michael Key to learn how music affects the brain. Screen Rant has an exclusive clip from tonight's show (Episode 5) which features master mentalist Lior Suchard asking Black to think of any song in the world before he tries to guess it... and then does something even more crazy after...
In addition to the guests featured in each episode, additional celebrities make cameo appearances throughout the season, including Tim Allen, Colin Hanks, Tom Hanks, Kevin Hart, Gillian Jacobs, Thomas Middleditch, Jordan Peele, Ben Schwartz and Marcus Scribner. The new season also includes a mixture of in-studio and in-the-field game components; physical and mental games; and the introduction of the Gauntlet, a series of simple, yet challenging, brain games, faced by each celebrity guest, that delight and confound.
The rebranding involved applying our distinctive look and design across all graphic elements such as lower thirds, transitions, brain diagrams, and any scientific facts of the day we were covering for the episode at hand.
The National Geographic Brain Games ran for nine seasons and it entertained viewers with experiments and findings on brain function and biases. Later seasons included celebrity guests like Jack Black, Ted Danson and Rebel Wilson. They dedicated an episode to money.
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