Brains

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

6:00AM June 17, 2011 | Shane Watson

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. More »

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There Are No Safehouses In The Mushroom Kingdom

7:30PM May 27, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

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… More »

In Real Life

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

8:00PM May 19, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

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. More »

News

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

3:30PM May 11, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

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. More »

In Real Life

Neuroscientists Create The First Brain-controlled Exoskeleton

1:42PM December 15, 2010 | Annalee Newitz

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. More »

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Tetris Gives You Thicker Brain Meats

1:40AM September 3, 2009 | Mike Fahey

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. More »