1 through 5 are all techniques recommended to keep your brain sharp, according to Marx. She tries to learn Cherokee, she pops pills, she even agrees to let technicians zap with her brain with electricity. In "Let's Be Less Stupid," Marx pulls out all the stops to test the pop science surrounding brain power.
The book investigates the cognitive effects of technological advancements that relegate certain cognitive activitiesnamely, knowledge-searchingto external computational devices. Quiz: What exercises make your brain sharper?Ģ) Take a slow day in which you do everything at half speed. Is Google Making Us Stupid is a 2008 article written by technologist Nicholas Carr for The Atlantic, and later expanded on in a published edition by W. Glowing and shining brain lightbulb over an open book with a. Can you guess which of these is actually recommended to keep your brain sharp, and which is bunk? (Answers are below.) Search from 1060 Stupid Brain stock photos, pictures and royalty-free images from iStock. To keep readers on their toes, she presents them as a quiz. Her book lists dozens of brain exercises she came across in her quest to get smarter. I don't need to know what happened in a past environment, let's clear the deck and start again,'' Marx said. "When you pass through a doorway, your brain says: 'This is a new environment. She chronicles her four-month quest to make herself smarter in her book "Let's Be Less Stupid," and she joined MPR News' Kerri Miller to discuss her IQ adventures.įor anyone who has ever walked into a room and then forgotten why, Marx had a comforting piece of research to share: Doorways essentially reset memory, for better or worse. "So I set about to do everything I could for four months." Tests, quizzes, math exercises, brain scans - Marx signed up for anything and everything that promised to counteract the mental aging process. "My brain is not nearly as quick on the draw as it used to be," Marx said.
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