Nat Geo Brain Games
  • Brain Teasers
    Brain Teasers Comedian Ben Bailey is quizzing people's common sense with a few trick questions. Think you can't be fooled? Listen carefully and play along to find out how you fare. BRAIN GAMES RETURNS MONDAY JANUARY 19 at 9P.
  • Rube Goldberg Mouse Trap
    Rube Goldberg Mouse Trap A team of engineers competes against a group of friends in constructing a Rube Goldberg machine. Their objective: use all 25 of the provided items to trap a mouse. BRAIN GAMES RETURNS MONDAY JANUARY 19 at 9P.
  • Jason Silva on Common Sense
    Jason Silva on Common Sense What is common sense to Jason Silva? The Brain Games host has some thoughts on the subject. BRAIN GAMES RETURNS MONDAY JANUARY 19 at 9P.
  • Brain Games DIY: The Intuition Game
    Brain Games DIY: The Intuition Game Sri Sarma shows us a fun trick to play on our friends that tests their intuition. BRAIN GAMES AIRS MONDAYS at 9P.
  • Jason Silva on Intuition
    Jason Silva on Intuition Jason Silva expounds on the brain's capacity for intuition and something called the adaptive unconscious. BRAIN GAMES AIRS MONDAYS at 9P.
  • Jason Silva on Food
    Jason Silva on Food Brain Games host Jason Silva discusses how the availability of food has overwhelmed our brains with choice.
    BRAIN GAMES AIRS MONDAYS at 9P.
  • Brain Games DIY: The Anger Game
    Brain Games DIY: The Anger Game Join Yale professor Brian Scholl as he tests your brain's reaction to anger.
    BRAIN GAMES AIRS MONDAYS at 9P.
  • Jason Silva on Anger
    Jason Silva on Anger According to Jason Silva, anger isn't always such a bad thing.
    BRAIN GAMES AIRS MONDAYS AT 9P.
  • Jason Silva on Patterns
    Jason Silva on Patterns According to Brain Games host Jason Silva, patterns help our brains make sense of our environment, but too many patterns can lead us astray.
    BRAIN GAMES AIRS MONDAYS at 9P.
  • Brain Games DIY: The Pattern Game
    Brain Games DIY: The Pattern Game Illusionist Max Darwin shows off some pattern-based magic you can use to amaze your friends.
  • Jason Silva on Risk
    Jason Silva on Risk According to Jason Silva, to risk in all kinds of ways is to be human. BRAIN GAMES AIRS MONDAYS at 9P.
  • Brain Games DIY: The Risk Game
    Brain Games DIY: The Risk Game Illusionist Max Darwin plays a tricky little game with some unsuspecting participants. BRAIN GAMES AIRS MONDAYS at 9P.
  • Jason Silva on Language
    Jason Silva on Language Jason Silva says language is a tool that allows the mind to talk to itself. BRAIN GAMES AIRS MONDAYS at 9P.
  • Brain Games DIY: The Language Game
    Brain Games DIY: The Language Game Professor David Poeppel shows off a nifty trick your brain does every time it reads a sentence.
    BRAIN GAMES AIRS MONDAYS at 9P.
  • Jason Silva on Superstition
    Jason Silva on Superstition Brain Games host Jason Silva sees the good and the bad in the human tendency towards superstition.
    BRAIN GAMES AIRS MONDAYS at 9P.
  • Brain Games DIY: Superstition
    Brain Games DIY: Superstition Yale University's Brian Scholl has a little fun with your superstitious brain.
    BRAIN GAMES AIRS MONDAYS at 9P.
  • Brain Games New Season Trailer
    Brain Games New Season Trailer Brain Games reveals a new way to perceive your world with brain hacks, games, and mind-bending experiments.

    BRAIN GAMES: NEW SEASON starts Monday July 14 at 9P E/P
  • Brain Games DIY: The Addiction Game
    Brain Games DIY: The Addiction Game How hungry is your brain for gratification? Professor Coren Apicella plays a little game that teases your brain.
    BRAIN GAMES ALL-NEW SEASON STARTS MONDAY JULY 14 at 9P.
  • Jason Silva on Addiction
    Jason Silva on Addiction There are a multitude of addictions, and Brain Games host Jason Silva thinks that's not necessarily a bad thing.
    BRAIN GAMES ALL-NEW SEASON STARTS MONDAY JULY 14 at 9P.
  • Jason Silva on Compassion
    Jason Silva on Compassion Jason Silva ponders whether our brains are instinctively empathetic.
    BRAIN GAMES ALL-NEW SEASON STARTS MONDAY JULY 14 at 9P.
  • Brain Games DIY: Follow the Leader Game
    Brain Games DIY: Follow the Leader Game Professor Coren Apicella leads you in an unusual game of Simon Says. AIRS MONDAYS 9P .
  • Jason Silva on Following the Leader
    Jason Silva on Following the Leader Host Jason Silva discusses how the evolution of the deictic gaze has influenced modern culture. AIRS MONDAYS 9P .
  • Brain Games DIY: The Mind Your Body Game
    Brain Games DIY: The Mind Your Body Game Psychology professor Coren Apicella shows you how to test your own mind/body coordination. BRAIN GAMES AIRS MONDAYS at 9P.
  • Jason Silva on the Mind/Body Connection
    Jason Silva on the Mind/Body Connection How big of a role does our biological makeup play in how our bodies and minds meet? BRAIN GAMES AIRS MONDAYS at 9P.
  • Jason Silva on Competition
    Jason Silva on Competition Jason Silva explains why competition can be a very good thing. BRAIN GAMES AIRS MONDAYS at 9P.
  • Brain Games DIY: The Cup and Knife Game
    Brain Games DIY: The Cup and Knife Game Professor Sri Sarma shows you how the way your brain reacts to competition can be addictive. BRAIN GAMES AIRS MONDAYS at 9P.
  • Brain Games DIY: The Stress Game
    Brain Games DIY: The Stress Game Test your stress levels against 3 different scenes and see just how much mere images can affect your brain. BRAIN GAMES AIRS MONDAYS at 9P.
  • Not Afraid to Ask for Directions
    Not Afraid to Ask for Directions A routine stop to ask directions tests our ability to pay attention. BRAIN GAMES AIRS MONDAYS at 9P.
  • A Double Dutch Brain Game
    A Double Dutch Brain Game A troupe of Double Dutch jump-ropers challenges our spatial awareness abilities. BRAIN GAMES AIRS MONDAYS at 9P.
  • Jason SIlva on Awareness
    Jason SIlva on Awareness Brain Games host Jason Silva ponders how much technology has disconnected us from our own situational awareness. BRAIN GAMES AIRS MONDAYS at 9P.
  • Brain Games DIY: The Awareness Game
    Brain Games DIY: The Awareness Game Try this visualization experiment at home to see if you can improve your basketball skills. BRAIN GAMES AIRS MONDAYS at 9P.
  • Jason Silva on Stress
    Jason Silva on Stress Host Jason Silva explains that sometimes, high stress levels can be channeled into highly productive creativity. BRAIN GAMES AIRS MONDAYS at 9P.
  • Following Directions
    Following Directions Host Jason Silva tests our ability to remember despite lots of distractions. BRAIN GAMES AIRS MONDAYS at 9P,
  • Your Memory Under Stress
    Your Memory Under Stress A memory matching game pits your ability to remember ... against some added stressors. BRAIN GAMES AIRS MONDAYS at 9P.
  • Brain Games DIY: The Age Game
    Brain Games DIY: The Age Game Play this simple game to find out if older brains or younger brains are better suited to certain kinds of problem solving. BRAIN GAMES AIRS MONDAYS at 9P.
  • Jason Silva on Aging
    Jason Silva on Aging Will technology allow us to change the way our brains age? Jason Silva thinks so. BRAIN GAMES AIRS MONDAYS at 9P.
  • Brain Games DIY: The Trust Game
    Brain Games DIY: The Trust Game Illusionist Max Darwin plays a tricky card game that encourages you to trust your own instincts. BRAIN GAMES AIRS MONDAYS at 9P.
  • Jason Silva on Trust
    Jason Silva on Trust Brain Games host Jason Silva explains just why it feels so satisfying to trust someone. BRAIN GAMES AIRS MONDAYS at 9P.
  • Brain Games DIY: The Color Game
    Brain Games DIY: The Color Game Play this game along with Professor David Poeppel, and you'll find a surprising link in your brain between music and color. BRAIN GAMES RETURNS MON JAN 13 at 9P.
  • What a Colorful World
    What a Colorful World This game shows how your mind can turn a black and white photo into vivid color. BRAIN GAMES PREMIERES MON JAN 13 at 9P.
  • It's Not Easy Being Green
    It's Not Easy Being Green Jason Silva explains how identifying the color of a leaf is trickier than you might think. BRAIN GAMES PREMIERES MON JAN 13 at 9P.
  • Jason Silva on Brain Games
    Jason Silva on Brain Games New Season Premieres Monday, January 13 at 9/8c
    natgeotv.com/braingames

    Get ready to have your mind blown -- again! Brain Games returns for an all-new season with twice as many mind games, illusions, brain hacks and puzzles that will challenge your brain and awaken your senses. It's a mind-bending, eye-opening journey to discover more about that beautiful machine between your ears -- on Brain Games!
  • More Than Just a Pretty Face?
    More Than Just a Pretty Face? A quick Brain Game tests your ability to spot the pretty face. BRAIN GAMES PREMIERES MON JAN 13 at 9P.
  • Keeping the Spark
    Keeping the Spark Three couples— together for varying amounts of time—are put to the attraction test. BRAIN GAMES PREMIERES MON JAN 13 at 9.
  • Brain Games DIY: The Clothing Game
    Brain Games DIY: The Clothing Game Follow along with Professor Coren Apicella as she tests out just how much the color of an outfit affects your perception of others. BRAIN GAMES RETURNS MON JAN 13 at 9P.
  • Jason Silva on Attraction
    Jason Silva on Attraction Jason Silva gets scientific about what happens in our brain when we're attracted to one another. BRAIN GAMES RETURNS MON JAN 13 at 9P.
  • Jason Silva on Color
    Jason Silva on Color How does the brain perceive color? Host Jason Silva thinks it all amounts to a beautiful illusion. BRAIN GAMES RETURNS MON JAN 13 at 9P.
  • Brainworks: Mind-Bending Science!
    Brainworks: Mind-Bending Science! The captivating companion book to the National Geographic Channel show "Brain Games," Brainworks further messes with your head through the visual illusions discovered and perfected by masters of fine art, as well as through deceptively simple illustrations that are finely crafted by psychologists to highlight the way we take in and process the world around us. Available at http://www.nationalgeographic.com/books.
  • Jason Silva on the Battle of the Sexes
    Jason Silva on the Battle of the Sexes Jason Silva on how technology can help males and females come together.
  • Jason Silva on Perception
    Jason Silva on Perception Host Jason Silva knows that when it comes to visual perception, what you see is not always what you get.

    BRAIN GAMES: NEW EPISODES, Mondays at 9P et/pt
    http://braingames.nationalgeographic.com/
  • Memory Champion
    Memory Champion Brain Games: Remember This! : SUN OCT 9 10p et/pt : http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/brain-games/

    A man with an astounding memory entertains unsuspecting strangers in Times Square.
  • Apollo Robbins on Use It or Lose It
    Apollo Robbins on Use It or Lose It Apollo Robbins shows off a new brain teaser that might just earn you a free drink.

    BRAIN GAMES: NEW EPISODES, Mondays at 9P et/pt
    http://braingames.nationalgeographic.com/
  • Time Expert: Chess Stetson
    Time Expert: Chess Stetson Caltech's Chess Stetson gives you the inside scoop on the brain's perception of time.

    BRAIN GAMES: NEW SEASON PREMIERES Monday, April 22 at 9P et/pt
    http://braingames.nationalgeographic.com/
  • Use It or Lose It Expert: Scott Barry Kaufman
    Use It or Lose It Expert: Scott Barry Kaufman Cognitive scientist Scott Barry Kaufman gives you some pointers on how to keep your brain exercised and in shape.

    BRAIN GAMES: NEW EPISODES, Mondays at 9P et/pt
  • Motion Expert: Art Shapiro
    Motion Expert: Art Shapiro American University's Art Shapiro explains some new ways to think about how our brain processes motion.

    Brain Games: NEW EPISODES Mondays at 9P et/pt
    http://braingames.nationalgeographic.com/
  • Echolocation
    Echolocation Brain Games: Watch This! : SUN OCT 9 8p et/pt : http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/index.html

    Meet a man with a remarkable sense of hearing that allows him to locate objects in space — without seeing them.
  • Jason Silva on Fear
    Jason Silva on Fear Brain Games host, Jason Silva, delves deep into the origins of fear.

    Brain Games: NEW EPISODES, Mondays at 9P et/pt
    http://braingames.nationalgeographic.com/
  • Jason Silva on What You Don't Know
    Jason Silva on What You Don't Know Jason Silva wants you to explore the complexities of the technology we use every day.

    BRAIN GAMES: NEW EPISODES, Mondays 9P et/pt
    braingames.nationalgeographic.com
  • The Biggest Brain
    The Biggest Brain Brain Games: SUN OCTOBER 9 : http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/brain-games/

    The human brain is a truly wondrous organ.
  • Jason Silva on Use It or Lose It
    Jason Silva on Use It or Lose It Brain Games host Jason Silva urges you to stretch your synapses and increase your brain power.

    BRAIN GAMES: NEW EPISODES, Mondays at 9P et/pt
    http://braingames.nationalgeographic.com/
  • Focus Expert: Brian Scholl
    Focus Expert: Brian Scholl Yale University's Brian Scholl sheds some light on just how temperamental your attention is.

    BRAIN GAMES: NEW SEASON PREMIERES Monday, April 22 9P et/pt
    http://braingames.nationalgeographic.com/
  • Jason Silva on BRAIN GAMES
    Jason Silva on BRAIN GAMES Series Premieres Monday, April 22 at 9P
    natgeotv.com/braingames

    Brain Games explores the inner workings of your brain with interactive games you can play at home, as well as experiments on the streets of a city as complex as your brain -- New York. Guiding you through the twists and turns of your gray matter is Jason Silva who will be joined by top experts in the fields of cognitive science, neuroscience and psychology that will give you the "why" behind the "wow." Get in touch with your inner super-computer and let Brain Games blow your mind!
  • Jason Silva on Motion
    Jason Silva on Motion Brain Games host, Jason Silva, hypothesizes why motion is so important to the human brain.

    Brain Games: NEW EPISODES, Mondays at 9P et/pt
    http://braingames.nationalgeographic.com/
  • Apollo Robbins on Time
    Apollo Robbins on Time To deception specialist Apollo Robbins, time is of the essence when it comes to the perfect performance.

    BRAIN GAMES: NEW SEASON PREMIERES Monday, April 22 at 9P et/pt
    http://braingames.nationalgeographic.com/
  • NEW SERIES BRAIN GAMES
    NEW SERIES BRAIN GAMES Series Premieres Monday, April 22 at 9P
    natgeotv.com/braingames

    Brain Games explores the inner workings of your brain with interactive games you can play at home, as well as experiments on the streets of a city as complex as your brain -- New York. Guiding you through the twists and turns of your gray matter is Jason Silva who will be joined by top experts in the fields of cognitive science, neuroscience and psychology that will give you the "why" behind the "wow." Get in touch with your inner super-computer and let Brain Games blow your mind!
  • Jason Silva on Time
    Jason Silva on Time Brain Games host, Jason Silva, explores the full breadth of how much time affects our society.

    BRAIN GAMES: NEW SEASON PREMIERES Monday, April 22 at 9P et/pt
    http://braingames.nationalgeographic.com/
  • Fear Expert: Larry Fessenden
    Fear Expert: Larry Fessenden Horror film director Larry Fessenden lets us in on a little secret to keeping moviegoers on the edge of their seats.

    Brain Games: NEW EPISODES, Mondays at 9P et/pt
    http://braingames.nationalgeographic.com/
  • Battle of the Sexes Expert: Helen Fisher
    Battle of the Sexes Expert: Helen Fisher Well-known anthropologist Helen Fisher explains the hormonal differences between men and women.

    BRAIN GAMES: NEW EPISODES Mondays at 9P et/pt
    http://braingames.nationalgeographic.com/
  • Apollo Robbins on Perception
    Apollo Robbins on Perception Deception expert Apollo Robbins has mastered the art of using the eye to fool the brain.

    BRAIN GAMES: NEW EPISODES, Mondays at 9P et/pt
    http://braingames.nationalgeographic.com/
  • Apollo Robbins on Focus
    Apollo Robbins on Focus Your peripheral vision is like a cell phone camera from 1998 —- blurry! Host Jason Silva and psychologist Brian Scholl show how concentration can be elusive with some of mind-boggling experiments.

    BRAIN GAMES: NEW SEASON PREMIERES Monday, April 22 at 9P et/pt
    http://braingames.nationalgeographic.com/
  • Apollo Robbins on Persuasion
    Apollo Robbins on Persuasion Deception specialist Apollo Robbins relays some valuable advice on just how to escape the power of persuasion.

    BRAIN GAMES: NEW EPISODES, Mondays at 9P et/pt
    http://braingames.nationalgeographic.com/
  • BRAIN GAMES
    BRAIN GAMES All new series coming soon
    http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/brain-games/

    Interactive experiments, illusions and mind tricks reveal the inner workings of the ultimate supercomputer—the human brain. Hosted by Jason Silva.
  • Jason Silva on Persuasion
    Jason Silva on Persuasion Brain Games host, Jason Silva, thinks targeted marketing might not be such a frightening concept.

    BRAIN GAMES: NEW EPISODES, Mondays at 9P et/pt.
    natgeotv.com/braingames
  • The Switcheroo
    The Switcheroo Brain Games: Pay Attention : SUN OCT 9 9p et/pt : http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/brain-games/

    You'd think people would realize when the man they've been talking to is switched with a completely different person — but you'd think wrong.
  • Apollo Robbins on Fear
    Apollo Robbins on Fear Apollo explains how fear and magic can work side-by-side.

    Brain Games: NEW EPISODES, Mondays at 9P et/pt
    http://braingames.nationalgeographic.com/
  • Apollo Robbins on What You Don't Know
    Apollo Robbins on What You Don't Know Deception specialist Apollo Robbins has many ways of confusing you with confidence games.

    BRAIN GAMES: NEW EPISODES, Mondays 9P et/pt
    braingames.nationalgeographic.com
  • Apollo Robbins on Motion
    Apollo Robbins on Motion Deception expert Apollo Robbins shows off a motion trick that can help you impress your friends.

    Brain Games: NEW EPISODES, Mondays at 9P et/pt
    http://braingames.nationalgeographic.com/
  • Speed vs. Read
    Speed vs. Read Male/female competitiveness and ability to follow directions at the same time is tested.

    BRAIN GAMES: NEW EPISODES, Mondays at 9P et/pt
    http://braingames.nationalgeographic.com/
  • Jason Silva on Focus
    Jason Silva on Focus Your peripheral vision is like a cell phone camera from 1998 —- blurry! Host Jason Silva and psychologist Brian Scholl show how concentration can be elusive with some of mind-boggling experiments.

    BRAIN GAMES: NEW SEASON PREMIERES Monday, April 22 9P et/pt
    http://braingames.nationalgeographic.com/
  • Hand vs. Eye
    Hand vs. Eye New Episodes Mondays at 9P
    natgeotv.com/braingames

    Brain Games explores the inner workings of your brain with interactive games you can play at home, as well as experiments on the streets of a city as complex as your brain -- New York. Guiding you through the twists and turns of your gray matter is Jason Silva who will be joined by top experts in the fields of cognitive science, neuroscience and psychology that will give you the "why" behind the "wow." Get in touch with your inner super-computer and let Brain Games blow your mind!
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