PC

Brain Workshop Is A Brain-Training App That Might Actually Make You A Little Bit Smarter

Windows/Mac/Linux: Though it may not look very different from other (dubiously beneficial) brain-training games, Brain Workshop is special in that there’s a growing body of evidence to suggest that it may actually succeed in making its players a little bit smarter.


May 27, 2011
Uncategorized

There Are No Safehouses In The Mushroom Kingdom

And shotguns won’t work, either. Your best bet is a star, though, that may be how this whole mess started in the first place…


May 19, 2011
In Real Life

The Best Thing You’ll See Today (Mmm Brains)

Animator Lee Hardcastle made this short, which was shown last night at Cannes Film Festival. You might be familiar with Hardcastle’s last short, Chainsaw Maid 2. He even once did a music video in Mario Paint.


May 11, 2011
News

Do You Have Room In Your Heart For One More Zombie Game?

There are too many damn zombie games. But no matter how many there are, if one can come along and offer something new, then it’ll get noticed. And Dead Block is getting noticed.


December 15, 2010
In Real Life

Neuroscientists Create The First Brain-controlled Exoskeleton

We’ve had brain-computer interfaces for years now, as well as mind-controlled prosthetic limbs. Now neuroscientists have taken it to the next level, with a system that would allow you to control a super-powered exoskeleton using only your thoughts.


September 3, 2009
News

Tetris Gives You Thicker Brain Meats

A study conducted by neuroscientist Richard Haier has determined that performing a “challenging visuospatial task” like Tetris can actually alter the structure of your brain.


November 22, 2008
Uncategorized

Valve Wants To Look At Your Brains

Let’s clear this up – the creatures in Left 4 Dead are NOT after your brains. They aren’t zombies, they are the infected. Valve Software though? They totally want to have a root around inside your grey cells.