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I may be late to the party (or late to getting cable) but
last weekend I discovered one of the most entertaining and mind-blowing shows
I've seen in a long time. Brain Games on
The National Geographic Channel is a 30 minute workout for your brain.
Image Credit: Natgeotv
Hosted by Jason Silva (who is very cool and I'll talk
about soon), the Emmy-nominated series gets inside your head and shows you the
inner-workings of your brain. Every episode has a theme which prompts
interactive experiments designed to mess with your mind and show you what's
really going on.
The show uses experts in cognitive science, neuroscience,
and psychology. Apollo
Robbins, a deception specialist (aka pick-pocket extraordinaire) helps
carry out some of the experiments to prove that what the brain thinks it sees
and what is actually there can be very different.
Jason Silva, has
a poetic, impassioned, and inspirational take on scientific and technological
advancements. Silva has been featured in CBS News, The Atlantic, The Economist,
Vanity Fair, Forbes, Wired, TED.com, IO9, Huffington Post, BigThink, and
BrainPickings, just to name a few. Silva was also featured as part of the Gap
"Icons" campaign. More of his videos, and those from before Brain Games, can be
found here.
The show's website is full of articles and video clips
which support the science and lessons in each episode such as, How
to Have a Winning Brain and How
to Improve Your Sense of Direction. It also has some very entertaining
games that test
your brain.
What is your favorite educational show? Did Brain Games
trip you up?
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