Brain Candy: Science, Paradoxes, Puzzles, Logic, and Illogic to Nourish Your Neurons

By Garth Sundem

Book Overview

Feed Your Brain Tastier than a twizzler yet more protein-packed than a spinach smoothie, Brain Candy is guaranteed to entertain your brain--even as it reveals hundreds of secrets behind what's driving that electric noodle inside your skull. These delicious and nutritious pages are packed with bits of bite-sized goodness swiped from the bleeding edge of brain science (including the reason why reading these words is changing your hippocampus at this very moment ) Shelved alongside these succulent neurological nuggets are challenging puzzles and paradoxes, eye-opening perception tests and hacks, fiendish personality quizzes and genius testers, and a grab bag of recurring treats including Eye Hacks, Algebraic Eight Ball, iDread, Wild Kingdom, and Logic of Illogic. Should you look between these covers and inhale the deliciously cherry-flavored scents of knowledge within, you will grow your grey matter while discovering: - Why you should be writing bad poetry - The simple keys to brain training - What trust smells like - The origins of human morality - Why expensive wine always tastes better - The truth about brain sweat - How your diet might be making you dumb - The secrets of game theory - Why economists hate psychology - The mental benefits of coffee and cigarettes - How to really spot a liar - Why you can't make me eat pie - The benefits of daydreaming - Four simple secrets to persuasion - Why your barin's fzzuy ligoc alowls you to raed this - How to brainwash friends and family - The science of body language - What pigeons know about art ...And much, much more.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307588033
• ISBN13: 9780307588036
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.1"