Brain Games

Do you sometimes hear a little voice in your head, an inner critic that keeps you from performing at your best? What if we told you there's a way to change what that voice is telling you that will improve your performance in just about anything you try? It might come as a surprise, but research shows thinking positive is more than just a warm and fuzzy idea. And in this episode about positive thinking, we're going to show you how thinking positive can change your thoughts, your reality, and even your life! We're going to mess with your mood to show you what really makes that glass seem half empty or half full; why people who stand tall, stand happy; and how to turn that frown upside down.

Stars: Chloe Crawford, Bert Thomas Morris, Roman Perez
Director(s): Michael Nigro
Writer(s): Adam 'Tex' Davis, Jerry Kolber, Henry Tenney

Pay close attention - what you discover in this episode of Brain Games will keep you from falling for a scam. In a robbery, the victim is forced to give up money or possessions. In a scam or con, the victim hands over their valuables willingly. Each year, millions of people around the world fall for some sort of scam or fraud. 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. Play along to discover how your brain is wired to initially believe everything it hears, what it finds most tempting in an ad or sales pitch, and how simply being human can lead you into some sticky situations.

Stars: Kevin Francis Brodie, Jim Coan, Jenna Drew
Director(s): Michael Nigro
Writer(s): Adam 'Tex' Davis, Andy Fram, Jerry Kolber

The average adult spends more than 220,000 hours - or roughly 25 years - in bed sleeping. That's one third of your life spent in slumber!1 But what exactly is sleep - and why do we spend so much time doing it? In what could be our most ambitious Brain Games experiment ever, we keep 3 volunteers awake for 36 hours in order to answer just that.

Stars: Tim Duquette, Eric Leclerc, Sara Mednick
Director(s): Michael Nigro
Writer(s): Adam 'Tex' Davis, David Jacobs, Jerry Kolber

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. Through a series of games and experiments, you'll discover why you shouldn't always believe what you see.

Stars: Carl Windom Carlito, Jim Coan, Eric Leclerc
Director(s): Michael Nigro
Writer(s): Adam 'Tex' Davis, Joey David Jovanovich, Jerry Kolber

On this beastly episode, it's going to be heads vs. tails as we pit humans against animals in series of unique competitions. And if you play along, you'll discover how a bird can eat like a horse, a dog can be jealous like a baby, and how a chimp can make you look like a chump. Who will win this interspecies showdown? Don't bet on the wrong horse.

Stars: Nicole Chessin, Bert Thomas Morris, Laurie Santos
Director(s): Michael Nigro
Writer(s): Adam 'Tex' Davis, David Jacobs, Jerry Kolber

This is a show about your brain and its imagination. 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, you'll learn how to tap into the imaginative process, and that, with a little help, you can keep the good ideas flowing.

Stars: Jabez Griggs, John Harlacher, Sara Mednick
Director(s): Michael Nigro
Writer(s): Adam 'Tex' Davis, Mark Edlitz, Paul Kleinman