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Brain Games is an American popular science television series that explores cognitive science by focusing on illusions, psychological experiments, and counterintuitive thinking. The series debuted on National Geographic in 2011 as a special. [ 1 ]
The Big Brain Theory is an American television show on the Discovery Channel that first aired in 2013, hosted by Kal Penn. [2] Eight episodes were produced. [3]
In the last ever show of The Brain, the judging panel decided that: The Grand Champion of the 2017 edition of The Brain is: the human team AND the Xiao Du robot BOTH win! Following that statement, the long-time presenter Prof. Jiang Changjian concluded the entire series with these words, which have been translated into English:
Braingames (1983 TV series), mid-1980s educational program shown on HBO Brain Game (1997 TV program) , a local quizbowl television show in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. that debuted in 1997 Brain Games (2011 TV series) , a 2011 American cognitive science television series broadcast by National Geographic Channel
Bertie the Brain was a video game version of tic-tac-toe, built by Dr. Josef Kates for the 1950 Canadian National Exhibition. [1] Kates had previously worked at Rogers Majestic designing and building radar tubes during World War II, then after the war pursued graduate studies in the computing center at the University of Toronto while continuing to work at Rogers Majestic. [2]
One example of a game where players are learning while playing would be The Sims, a real-time strategy game where players need to make decisions that alter their character's life. They can manipulate the scenario to create digital lives where they can experience the struggles of single parenthood or poverty.
The contestants/teams begin by playing a series of visual puzzles. There were 6 (sometimes 5) puzzles in season 1, worth 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, and 100 points each (for a maximum of 250 points); in season 2, the 40-point puzzle was dropped (except in an episode that was delayed from season 1); in season 3 (Family BrainSurge), there are four puzzles, worth 10, 25, 50, and 100 points.
The Brain Game is a weekly quiz bowl show for high school students that airs on NBC-affiliate WTHR-13 in Indianapolis, Indiana.Originally called Exercise in Knowledge when introduced in 1972 (under the station's prior call letters, WLWI), [1] the Brain Game is currently broadcast at 7 pm on Saturdays, and is hosted by WTHR morning meteorologist Chuck Lofton.