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Jack Black: Music
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Actor-musician Jack Black and his Tenacious D bandmate Kyle Gass learn how music affects the brain.

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Get ready to have your mind messed with! "Brain Games" is a groundbreaking three-part mini-series that uses interactive experiments, misdirection and tricks to demonstrate how our brains create the illusion of seamless reality through our memory, through our sensory perception, and how we focus our attention.

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National Geographic Channel Started: Oct/09/2011
Usually airs on: Sunday

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Season 8

  • Rebel Wilson: Love and Attraction
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    Actress Rebel Wilson joins Keegan-Michael Key to explore the power of the subconscious when it comes to falling in love.
  • Mark Cuban: Power and Money
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    18th Feb 2020
    in 2 weeks
    01:00- 01:30

    Keegan-Michael Key welcomes billionaire CEO and reality star Mark Cuban ('Shark Tank') to the show.
  • Jack Black: Music
    s08e05
    11th Feb 2020
    in 1 week
    01:00- 01:30

    Actor-musician Jack Black and his Tenacious D bandmate Kyle Gass learn how music affects the brain.
  • Kids vs. Adults
    s08e04
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    28th Jan 2020
    5 hours ago
    02:00- 02:30

    Actors Anthony Anderson and Marsai Martin ('Black-ish) face off in a series of games with host Keegan-Michael Key.
  • Mind Over Matter
    s08e03
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    28th Jan 2020
    6 hours ago
    01:00- 01:30

    NFL football player Drew Brees puts his brain to the test with a series of mental challenges exploring how humans have hacked their brains; Keegan and Drew play a game called Draft Day, which shows how the brain must react quickly and be flexible.
  • Ted Danson: Fact Or Fiction?
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    21st Jan 2020
    1 week ago
    02:00- 02:30

    Actor Ted Danson learns how human brains distinguish fact from fiction in a series of games.
  • Male Brain Vs. Female Brain
    s08e01
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    21st Jan 2020
    1 week ago
    01:00- 01:30

    Actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard face off in a series of Battle of the Sexes games designed to illustrate the differences between female and male brains.

Season 7

  • The Survivor Brain
    s07e06
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    21st Mar 2016
    4 years ago
    01:00- 01:30

    Jason Silva meets several people in Colorado Springs, Colorado, who personify the word ``survivor'', and puts their brains to the test.
  • Super Senses
    s07e05
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    14th Mar 2016
    4 years ago
    01:00- 01:30

    Jason Silva meets several people in Colorado Springs, Colorado, who personify the word 'survivor,' and puts their brains to the test.
  • Life of the Brain
    s07e04
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    7th Mar 2016
    4 years ago
    02:00- 02:30

    Jason Silva meets several people in Colorado Springs, Colorado, who personify the word 'survivor,' and puts their brains to the test.
  • Brains Behaving Badly
    s07e03
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    29th Feb 2016
    4 years ago
    02:00- 02:30

    Jason Silva visits New Orleans where a series of games and experiments show how the brain has an evolutionary predilection toward doing the wrong thing.
  • The God Brain
    s07e02
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    22nd Feb 2016
    4 years ago
    02:00- 02:30

    Jason Silva travels to Israel to explore 'The God Brain.' New research has uncovered that believing in God may be hardwired in our brains
  • Meet the Brain
    s07e01
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    15th Feb 2016
    4 years ago
    02:00- 02:30

    Get ready to meet your brain. It will engage you, amaze you and help you understand yourself like never before.

Season 6

  • Try This at Home
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    27th Oct 2015
    4 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
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  • Imagination
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    30th Jun 2015
    5 years ago
    01:00- 01:30

    Understanding how you can use your imagination to solve daily problems, tapping into the imaginative process and how to keep good ideas flowing.
  • Animal vs. Man
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    30th Jun 2015
    5 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
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  • Scams
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    29th Jun 2015
    5 years ago
    01:30- 02:00
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  • Perspective
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    29th Jun 2015
    5 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
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  • Sleep
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    29th Jun 2015
    5 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
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  • Positive Thinking
    s06e01
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    29th Jun 2015
    5 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
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Season 5

  • Imagination
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    30th Jun 2015
    5 years ago
    01:30- 02:00
    We often associate imagination with creativity and the arts, but we don’t always think about how important it is to our daily lives. If you play along you’ll see how you can use your imagination to solve daily problems, how to tap into the imaginative process and how, with a little help, you can keep the good ideas flowing.
  • Animal vs. Human
    s05e15
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    30th Jun 2015
    5 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    How do our brains stack up against the brains of other species? We’ll try to find out in this episode that pits animals against humans in a series of unique competitions.
  • Perspective
    s05e14
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    29th Jun 2015
    5 years ago
    02:30- 03:00
    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 of the world, how you can radically shift the way you see reality and how your brain isn’t always as honest with you as you think it is.
  • Sleep
    s05e13
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    29th Jun 2015
    5 years ago
    02:00- 02:30
    In what could be our most ambitious Brain Games experiment ever, we keep three volunteers awake for 36 hours in order to test the effects of sleep deprivation on human performance. Join them in our special Sleep Lab, and play along as we put them through a battery of physical and mental tests.
  • Scams
    s05e12
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    29th Jun 2015
    5 years ago
    01:30- 02:00
    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.
  • Positive Thinking
    s05e11
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    29th Jun 2015
    5 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    In this episode about positive thinking, we’re going to show you how thinking positively can change your thoughts, your reality and even your life!
  • Faces
    s05e10
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    17th Mar 2015
    5 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    In this episode, we’re going to mess with your mind and show you that there’s more to a face than meets the eye. And if you play along, you’ll discover the most important feature of your face, how staring can make you want to fight or take flight and why looking at just parts of a face won’t always give you the whole picture.
  • Logic
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    10th Mar 2015
    5 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    In this episode of Brain Games, we put your problem-solving skills to the test as we lead you through a labyrinth of logic games. Through a series of interactive games and experiments, you’ll learn about the power and the limitations of your logical abilities.
  • Peer Pressure
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    3rd Mar 2015
    5 years ago
    02:00- 02:30
    If you think you have full control of your thoughts and actions — think again. The clothes you wear, the food you eat and even the way you walk has less to do with you and more to do with everyone else. In this episode, we’ll explore whether your brain is hardwired to want to fit in.
  • Misconceptions
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    24th Feb 2015
    5 years ago
    02:00- 02:30
    In this episode we’re busting some widely held myths about the brain. Through a series of fun and interactive games and experiments, you’ll discover if size really does matter and whether listening to Mozart actually makes you smarter. Get ready to separate fact from fiction on Brain Games.
  • Memory
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    17th Feb 2015
    5 years ago
    02:00- 02:30
    Whether it's a blast from the past, recognizing a long lost pal or remembering where you parked the car, your memory shapes the story of your life and allows you to interact with the world without things seeming strange or unfamiliar. In this episode, we’ll mess with your mind to show you what memory is, why you even have it and why you keep forgetting where you put those darn keys!
  • Paranormal
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    10th Feb 2015
    5 years ago
    02:00- 02:30
    Whether you’re a skeptic or a believer in the supernatural, you have to admit there are things out there your brain just can’t quite explain. Get ready for a series of games and experiments designed to test your brain’s sixth sense.
  • Money
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    3rd Feb 2015
    5 years ago
    02:00- 02:30
    Money is present in every corner of our lives—we earn it, spend it, manage it and often obsess over it, but how well do we really understand it? Play along and you’ll understand why your brain gets excited when you think you’re getting a deal, why there’s no such thing as a free lunch, and how to stop paying more for less.
  • Morality
    s05e03
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    27th Jan 2015
    5 years ago
    02:00- 02:30
    Your brain makes countless moral decisions every day … but have you ever wondered where your morality comes from? Through a series of thought-provoking games and moral dilemmas, we’ll test the strength of your moral fiber.
  • Left vs. Right
    s05e02
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    20th Jan 2015
    5 years ago
    02:00- 02:30
    In this episode, we’re singling out the two halves that make up the whole brain, to discover how the two sides operate, what they really control, and whether or not one side of your brain dominates the other.
  • Common Sense
    s05e01
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    20th Jan 2015
    5 years ago
    02:00- 02:30

    Illusionist Eric Leclerc shows how basic beliefs and perceptions can lead you astray; gravity is put to the test by dropping a watermelon and an egg from four stories up!

Season 4

  • Brain Trust
    s04e12
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    6th Sep 2014
    5 years ago
    01:30- 02:00
    In this episode, we find out if people can trust their own brains. We'll see the many ways your brain deceives you and leads you astray on an almost daily basis. Most of us are willing to pass up free money, yet willingly risk having a stranger destroy our cell phone. You'll learn how you don't always see the full picture and why sometimes it's better to trust other people more and yourself a little less. Trust us - your mind will be blown.
  • Mind vs. Body
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    6th Sep 2014
    5 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    Your brain and body are connected in countless ways, and some are more mysterious than others. In this episode, we find out which one is in charge. Through a series of interactive games and experiments, you'll learn how your brain tricks your body into doing some pretty silly things - and how factors like fear, age and stress affect both your body and your brain. We'll even teach you a secret about your body's reaction time that you can use to make a quick buck.
  • Intuition
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    26th Aug 2014
    5 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    Discover the secret of how to listen to your brain when intuition strikes.
  • Patterns
    s04e09
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    19th Aug 2014
    5 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    Learn how patterns rule almost everything you do.
  • Anger
    s04e08
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    12th Aug 2014
    5 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    Don't flip your lid! Find out how anger isn't always a bad thing.
  • Food
    s04e07
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    5th Aug 2014
    5 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    What you put in your stomach has everything to do with your brain.
  • Superstitions
    s04e06
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    29th Jul 2014
    5 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    Learn how your brain is hardwired to find meaning in chaos.
  • Battle of the Sexes 2
    s04e05
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    29th Jul 2014
    5 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    Find out how, when it comes to men and women, brains are not created equal.
  • Risk
    s04e04
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    22nd Jul 2014
    6 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    The show finds out how the brain evaluates risk.
  • Language
    s04e03
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    22nd Jul 2014
    6 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    The show takes a look at how the brain creates meaning.
  • Addiction
    s04e02
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    15th Jul 2014
    6 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    We all have things we say we can’t live without — coffee, smartphones, social media... But do we really need all those things, or on some deep level are we addicted to them? In this episode we’ll put you through a series of games and experiments designed to reveal how, like it or not, we’re all addicted to something, and why some addictions might be the best thing that ever happened to you. Learn what one of the most addictive sounds in the world is, why you can’t stop checking your phone, and why that awful pop song is still stuck in your head.
  • Compassion
    s04e01
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    15th Jul 2014
    6 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    Join host Jason Silva in a series of interactive games and experiments that explores your brain's capacity for compassion, and questions the motives behind both your selfless and selfish acts. In this episode we'll tackle the age-old question of nature vs. nurture, and test whether altruistic inclinations are hardwired in our brain from birth. You'll discover if you're actually born naughty or nice, and explore the chances of finding a psychopath among your family or friends — or even in the mirror!

Season 3

  • Intuition
    s03e19
    • 0.00/5
    26th Aug 2014
    5 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    Discover the secret of how to listen to your brain when intuition strikes.
  • Patterns
    s03e18
    • 0.00/5
    19th Aug 2014
    5 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    Learn how patterns rule almost everything you do.
  • Anger
    s03e17
    • 0.00/5
    12th Aug 2014
    5 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    Don't flip your lid! Find out how anger isn't always a bad thing.
  • Food
    s03e16
    • 0.00/5
    5th Aug 2014
    5 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    What you put in your stomach has everything to do with your brain.
  • Superstitions
    s03e15
    • 0.00/5
    29th Jul 2014
    5 years ago
    01:30- 02:00
    Learn how your brain is hardwired to find meaning in chaos.
  • Battle of the Sexes 2
    s03e14
    • 0.00/5
    29th Jul 2014
    5 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    Find out how, when it comes to men and women, brains are not created equal.
  • Risk
    s03e13
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    22nd Jul 2014
    6 years ago
    01:30- 02:00
    The show finds out how the brain evaluates risk.
  • Language
    s03e12
    • 0.00/5
    22nd Jul 2014
    6 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    The show takes a look at how the brain creates meaning.
  • Addiction
    s03e11
    • 0.00/5
    15th Jul 2014
    6 years ago
    01:30- 02:00
    We all have things we say we can’t live without — coffee, smartphones, social media... But do we really need all those things, or on some deep level are we addicted to them? In this episode we’ll put you through a series of games and experiments designed to reveal how, like it or not, we’re all addicted to something, and why some addictions might be the best thing that ever happened to you. Learn what one of the most addictive sounds in the world is, why you can’t stop checking your phone, and why that awful pop song is still stuck in your head.
  • Follow the Leader
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    18th Mar 2014
    6 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    A look at what happens in the brain to make you a leader and find out why we yawn.
  • In It to Win It
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    11th Mar 2014
    6 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    While it's long been believed that both your body and your brain deteriorate over time, recent studies show that may not always be the case. Some brain functions improve as we get older, while others don’t fully develop until later in life. In this episode, we explore your brain and how it doesn’t always act its age. Through a series of games and experiments, you'll discover how your daily routines might be aging your brain, and how you can actually slow down the clock.
  • Mind Your Body
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    4th Mar 2014
    6 years ago
    02:00- 02:30
    We find out how your brain can betray your body and how it benefits it as well. Their are some experiments with reaction times and some bizarre physical feats.
  • Retrain Your Brain
    s03e07
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    25th Feb 2014
    6 years ago
    02:00- 02:30
    Top tips on giving your mind the best sort of boost.
  • What's Going On?
    s03e06
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    4th Feb 2014
    6 years ago
    02:00- 02:30

    Explore spatial awareness, how our brains communicate and the brain's hardwired sense of direction.
  • Stress Test
    s03e05
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    28th Jan 2014
    6 years ago
    02:00- 02:30
    A look at how the brain deals with stress.
  • Trust Me
    s03e04
    • 0.00/5
    21st Jan 2014
    6 years ago
    02:00- 02:30
    While it's long been believed that both your body and your brain deteriorate over time, recent studies show that may not always be the case. Some brain functions improve as we get older, while others don't fully develop until later in life. In this episode, we explore your brain and how it doesn't always act its age. Through a series of games and experiments, you'll discover how your daily routines might be aging your brain, and how you can actually slow down the clock.
  • In Living Color
    s03e02
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    14th Jan 2014
    6 years ago
    02:00- 02:30
    In this episode you'll play along with interactive games that unlock the secrets to attraction, learn how your brain quickly calculates what's attractive (or not), and discover how hidden formulas can predict who you consider beautiful. Explore the secrets of long-term relationships, and play along to discover just what it is that attracts two people together beyond conscious control—including a shocking revelation of the one body part that can often predict compatibility. From secret formulas to brainwave patterns, you'll see the mysteries of attraction revealed.
  • Laws of Attraction
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    14th Jan 2014
    6 years ago
    02:00- 02:30
    This is a show about your brain and trust. Does it sometimes seem like you have to be on your guard all the time against untrustworthy advertisers, politicians, and other people? So how do you maintain a level of trust in an untrustworthy world - and what is trust anyway? Through a series of fun and interactive games, you’ll learn to trust others a little more and your own brain a little less! Prepare to put your trust in Brain Games.
  • Battle of the Ages
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    12th Nov 2013
    6 years ago
    02:00- 02:30
    Think you understand the colors you see every day? Think an apple is actually red, or a leaf is really green? Think again. This episode of Brain Games puts your brain to the ultimate test with a series of interactive games and fascinating experiments that will reveal a shocking truth—color is just an illusion created by your brain. We'll show you how some colors can make you fly, reveal ghostly colors that don't actually exist, and if you play along you’ll see how color helps keep you alive.

Season 2

  • Battle of the Ages
    s02e13
    • 0.00/5
    12th Nov 2013
    6 years ago
    02:00- 02:30
    While it's long been believed that both your body and your brain deteriorate over time, recent studies show that may not always be the case. Some brain functions improve as we get older, while others don't fully develop until later in life. In this episode, we explore your brain and how it doesn't always act its age. Through a series of games and experiments, you'll discover how your daily routines might be aging your brain, and how you can actually slow down the clock.
  • Liar, Liar
    s02e12
    • 0.00/5
    25th Jun 2013
    7 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    They look at lying and the science behind it. They reveal what is going on inside the brain that is causing most people to lie up to 200 times a day or more.
  • Illusion Confusion
    s02e11
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    18th Jun 2013
    7 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    They look at how the brain perceives the 3D world.
  • Use It or Lose It
    s02e10
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    11th Jun 2013
    7 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    Get ready to give your brain some well-needed exercise on this episode of Brain Games.
  • You Decide
    s02e09
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    4th Jun 2013
    7 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    Illusionist Apollo Robbins demonstrates choice blindness.
  • Seeing is Believing
    s02e08
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    28th May 2013
    7 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    Seeing is believing, right? Not necessarily. It all depends on your perspective. In this episode of Brain Games, mind-bending illusions will show you the ways in which your visual perceptions can be surprisingly off. Watch as your brain turns beautiful people into scary monsters, and reduces giants to miniatures. We’ll make you question what you see. Host Jason Silva, deception specialist Apollo Robbins, and psychologist Dr. Daniel Simons will explore the idea that, even when your brain makes its best guess, the world you see is not quite accurate.
  • Battle of the Sexes
    s02e07
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    21st May 2013
    7 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    It's men versus women in a Brain Games battle of the sexes!
  • What You Don't Know
    s02e06
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    14th May 2013
    7 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    The illusion of knowledge is examined.
  • Power of Persuasion
    s02e05
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    7th May 2013
    7 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    Persuasive tactics employed by advertisers, marketing executives and con artists are explored.
  • Don't Be Afraid
    s02e04
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    30th Apr 2013
    7 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    The relationship between fear and rationalization is examined.
  • Motion Commotion
    s02e03
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    30th Apr 2013
    7 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    A look at how the brain interprets and reacts to motion.
  • It's About Time
    s02e02
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    23rd Apr 2013
    7 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    Time is the topic.
  • Focus Pocus
    s02e01
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    23rd Apr 2013
    7 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    Host Jason Silva and psychologist Brian Scholl conduct experiments on concentration and peripheral vision in the Season 2 premiere.

Season 1

  • Remember This!
    s01e03
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    10th Oct 2011
    8 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    With memory, things are not always as they seem: Details go missing, recollections change, and sometimes our brains fill in the blanks and create false visual memories. Our experts are on a mission to find out where memories reside in the brain by examining every millimeter for clues. Investigating every piece of the memory puzzle, from how we recognize faces even if they have been digitally distorted to how we can move memories from short-term to long-term storage.
  • Pay Attention!
    s01e02
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    10th Oct 2011
    8 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    When it comes to mastering and manipulating attention, some of the world's leading experts aren't scientists; they're magicians like David Copperfield. While the brain's attention acts a bit like a spotlight to filter and make sense of a busy world, it can be easily controlled and deceived. Copperfield and a team of experts test, trick and fool using an elegant form of attention control.
  • Watch This!
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    10th Oct 2011
    8 years ago
    01:00- 01:30
    Hack into the ultimate supercomputer the human brain as Hollywood filmmakers use color, light, motion, depth and sound to create mind-bending sensory illusions. Is it possible to feel the sensation of accidentally cutting your finger just by watching TV? Much of what we experience may be a mere fabrication, as our brains fill in gaps and stitch together a complete picture of the world bit-by-bit, designed to overcome our eyes' blind spots. But what happens when your senses get crossed?