Video Games That Can Make You a Better Thinker (Ep. 15)

The Inforium

Thomas Frank and Martin Boehme

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4.8 • 998 Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2021

⏱️ 85 minutes

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We talk about some games we've played that double as a serving of brain food.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Thomas Frank. I've just got a quick note for you before we get into the show.
0:03.5	If you've been enjoying the inforium or my videos over on YouTube, then you, my friend,
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0:55.5	That's fair. Have you been playing any games at all?
1:01.9	I ran through Pokemon a while back. That seems like a decent time investment.
1:08.2	Not really. I mean, I just wanted to go through the story with a themed team.
1:12.1	I played a little bit of Bowser's Fury the other day. I don't play a lot.
1:16.0	That's fair. You know, packing takes time. Yeah. Well, to give the listeners a bit of a
1:21.1	teaser for what's coming up in this episode, we're going to be breaking down some games that
1:26.8	make you smarter. And that is a loaded phrase right there. Because what does make you smarter even
1:34.7	mean? We're going to hash that out. We're going to give you guys some suggestions for games that we've
1:40.1	played, or that we've at least heard of, maybe not both of us have played, but we'll share some
1:45.1	of our own picks for games that we think are high up on that tier of, I don't know, games that
1:50.9	help you develop cerebral capabilities. And I answered the question, do games make you smarter
1:57.2	at all? Because I remember my parents telling me that video games are going to rot your brain.
2:01.5	And then they'd go watch TV. Yeah. But first, as always, we got our project checking because
2:08.7	the Inforium is a disguised mastermind call, which happens every two weeks. And then we talk about
2:14.0	something topical. But I think it's a good, it's a good format for a podcast. Maybe it will give
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