Brain Games

Think your field of vision is really in focus, or that your brain is focusing on everything happening in front of you? Think again. Brain Games reveals the secrets behind the mysteries of focus and attention.

Stars: Jason Silva, Brian Scholl, Apollo Robbins
Director(s): Trey Nelson
Writer(s): Jerry Kolber

Ever wonder why a watched pot never boils? Explore what makes your brain tick when it comes to time.

Stars: Jason Silva, Chess Stetson, Apollo Robbins
Director(s): Trey Nelson, Michael Nigro
Writer(s): Jerry Kolber

This is a show about your brain and how it perceives motion. Evolving in a world that is constantly moving, the human brain had to develop a pretty sophisticated sense of motion in order to survive. This episode stops to ask some deceptively simple questions--What really is motion? Is the movement that you see real?

Stars: Jason Silva, Arthur Shapiro, Apollo Robbins
Director(s): Trey Nelson, Michael Nigro
Writer(s): David Allensworth, Jerry Kolber

Our experts examine the brain's internal tug of war between fear and rationalization. Whether boarding an airplane or walking down a spooky street at night, we see how dread and anticipation build feelings of fear. Putting our host's emotions to the test, Apollo Robbins challenges Jason Silva to a game of Russian roulette.

Stars: Jason Silva, Kamran Fallahpour, Larry Fessenden
Director(s): Trey Nelson, Michael Nigro
Writer(s): Mark Edlitz, Jerry Kolber

This episode unveils the subtle tactics that advertisers, marketers and con men can use to get you to do what they want, without you noticing.

Stars: Jason Silva, Josh Ackerman, Apollo Robbins
Director(s): Trey Nelson
Writer(s): Jerry Kolber

Brain Games reveals how the "illusion of knowledge" plagues the human brain and why we fall victim to the notion that we understand more than we actually do.

Stars: Jason Silva, Shankar Vedantam, Apollo Robbins
Director(s): Trey Nelson, Michael Nigro
Writer(s): Jerry Kolber, Adam 'Tex' Davis, Isaac Holub

Brain Games reveals just how differently males and females are wired.

Stars: Jason Silva, Helen Fisher, Apollo Robbins
Director(s): Trey Nelson, Michael Nigro
Writer(s): David Allensworth, Jerry Kolber

Seeing is believing, right? Not necessarily. It all depends on your perspective. In this episode of Brain Games, mind-bending illusions will show you the ways in which your visual perceptions can be surprisingly off.

Stars: Jason Silva, Dan Simons, Apollo Robbins
Director(s): Trey Nelson
Writer(s): Adam 'Tex' Davis, Isaac Holub, Jerry Kolber

Every time you make a decision, your brain enters an often invisible battle between risk and reward. Through a series of addictive interactive games, surprising experiments, and relatable experts you'll learn astonishing facts about how you make decisions - and how to get better at making them.

Stars: Jason Silva, Daylian Cain, Apollo Robbins
Director(s): Trey Nelson
Writer(s): Jerry Kolber, Adam 'Tex' Davis, Isaac Holub

All the latest research says that your brain needs exercise to stay youthful and fit. Wonder junkie Jason Silva and deception specialist Apollo Robbins are going to put your brain to the test with a serious workout.

Stars: Jason Silva, Scott Barry Kaufman, Apollo Robbins
Director(s): Trey Nelson, Michael Nigro
Writer(s): Jerry Kolber

Brain Games reveals how optical illusions are a great way of showing the powerful mechanisms at work that allow your brain to perceive three dimensions.

Stars: Jason Silva, Mark Changizi, Apollo Robbins
Director(s): Trey Nelson, Michael Nigro
Writer(s): Mark Edlitz, Jerry Kolber

Host Jason Silva and deception specialist Apollo Robbins break down why we lie and what happens in the brain, even though science tells us that the truth is physiologically and neurologically easier.

Stars: Jason Silva, Daniel Ribacoff, Barry McManus
Writer(s): Jerry Kolber