The brain game, or why the pickpocket always wins.

Ah Swan posted this TED video clip, of someone called Apollo Robbins giving an intriguing presentation titled "The art of misrepresentation". After watching it, you'll realise why the pickpocket always gets his loot from you, or why the magician always fools you!...

http://www.ted.com/talks/apollo_robbins_the_art_of_misdirection.html?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_campaign=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_content=image__2013-09-13

For better or for worse, the brain can be fooled. You may even like being fooled, hence there is a National Geographic TV series, "Brain Game". TODAY (Sept 17) ran a story on it...

http://m.todayonline.com/entertainment/playing-games-your-brain

This joke below is an old one but I still like its play on words:

Finally, try this quiz:

Mind Games: Play with your memory

http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/leisure/brain-games/memory-game-quiz.htm