Posts Tagged ‘Brain-games’
Brain teaser: Will you finish your thesis on time?
Imagine spending the summer polishing your PhD thesis in the library. Every day you take the subway, a train going up North to the university. One day you realize that the trains going South can bring you to the beach. Nothing is wrong with some leisure. You calculate that if you spend half of the…
Read MoreQuick brain teaser: Which train is going the wrong way?
___________ In the image above –courtesy of Heathrow Express– you can see 27 trains on the tracks. Quick. Can you spot the outlier?
Read MoreCan trained older brains outperform untrained younger ones at demanding cognitive tasks? Quick answer: YES
__________ Online brain games can extend in-game ‘cognitive youth’ into old age (Science News): “A University of California, Irvine-led study has found that online brain game exercises can enable people in their 70s and even 80s to multitask cognitively as well as individuals 50 years their junior. This is an increasingly valuable skill, given today’s daily…
Read MoreNext week is Brain Awareness Week!
We’re getting ready to celebrate our amazing human brains and minds next week. Please join us and many others around the globe! Every March, Brain Awareness Week (BAW) unites the efforts of partner organizations worldwide in a celebration of the brain for people of all ages. Activities are limited only by the organizers’ imaginations and include…
Read MoreFun brain teasers for kids and adults: Which train is going the “wrong” way? And, where is that bus going?
___ In the image above, courtesy of Heathrow Express. you can see 27 trains on the tracks. Quick — can you spot the outlier? (Not necessarily “wrong”, just different from all other trains)
Read MoreChallenge your mind with this logic brain teaser: Which direction is the bus going?
_______________ Can you see the bus above? Assuming it is moving forward, in which direction do you think it’s traveling, right or left? Please try answering on your own before checking below…
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