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  • National Geographic
  • Feb 3, 2020
  • National Geographic
  • Feb 3, 2020
Brain Games (2011)

Summary An exploration of how the brain works, focusing on how the mind can be manipulated to see things that are not there.

Directed By: Michael Simon

  • National Geographic
  • Feb 3, 2020
  • National Geographic
  • Feb 3, 2020
Brain Games (2011)
S8 • Episode 4
Kids vs. Adults
Air Date: Feb 3, 2020
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Summary An exploration of how the brain works, focusing on how the mind can be manipulated to see things that are not there.

Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Jan 20, 2020 • 43 m
Male Brain vs. Female Brain
Actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard face off in a series of Battle of the Sexes games designed to illustrate the differences between female and male brains.
Episode 2 • Jan 20, 2020 • 43 m
Ted Danson: Fact or Fiction
Episode 3 • Jan 27, 2020 • 43 m
Drew Brees: Performance
Episode 4 • Feb 3, 2020
Kids vs. Adults
Actors Anthony Anderson and Marsai Martin face off in a series of games with host Keegan-Michael Key.
Episode 5 • Feb 10, 2020 • 43 m
Jack Black: Music
Episode 6 • Feb 17, 2020 • 43 m
Mark Cuban: Power and Money
Keegan-Michael Key welcomes billionaire CEO and reality star Mark Cuban to the show.
Episode 7 • Feb 24, 2020 • 43 m
Rebel Wilson: Love and Attraction
Actress Rebel Wilson joins Keegan-Michael Key to explore the power of the subconscious when it comes to falling in love.
Episode 8 • Mar 2, 2020
Tiffany Haddish: Movie Magic
Actress Tiffany Haddish and director Jordan Peele join Keegan-Michael Key to play games that show how Hollywood pros manipulate our brains to make us feel genuine emotion while watching movies.
8 Seasons

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Jason Silva

Self - Host

Bert Thomas Morris

Narrator, Self - Narrator

Apollo Robbins

Self - Deception Specialist, Self - Sleight of Hand Expert

Eric Leclerc

Self - Illutionist, Self - Illusionist

Jim Coan

Self - University of Virginia

Keegan-Michael Key

Self - Host

Lior Suchard

Self - Master Mentalist

Cara Santa Maria

Self - Neuroscientist, Self - Science Journalist

Coren Apicella

Self - University of Pennsylvania

Sri Sarma

Self - Johns Hopkins University

Brian Scholl

Self - Yale University, Self - Yale Perception Lab

Brianna Cohen

Lead Promo Voice

Neil Patrick Harris

Self - Narrator

Jonah Berger

Self - Wharton, University of Pennsylvania, Self - Wharton, Univ. of Penn.

Max Darwin

Self - Illusionist

Chess Stetson

Self - Caltech

Carl Windom Carlito

Talent, Self

Shara Ashley Zeiger

Improvisor

Scott Barry Kaufman

Self - Cognitive Scientist, NYU, Self - New York University

Chris Curtis

Self - Los Vegas Police Department

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