Science: Exercise for the Brain

curiosity is to science what a spark is

curiosity is to science what a spark is to a flame hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and

to a flame hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and

to a flame hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today that

welcome to watchmojo.com and today that

welcome to watchmojo.com and today that curiosity is piqued by dr. Joe schwarcz

curiosity is piqued by dr. Joe schwarcz

curiosity is piqued by dr. Joe schwarcz and his book brain fuel well the title

and his book brain fuel well the title

and his book brain fuel well the title actually has a double meaning obviously

actually has a double meaning obviously

actually has a double meaning obviously the best fuel for our brain is

the best fuel for our brain is

the best fuel for our brain is information we have to make decisions

information we have to make decisions

information we have to make decisions from warning tonight about all kinds of

from warning tonight about all kinds of

from warning tonight about all kinds of things you need sound information and

things you need sound information and

things you need sound information and try to provide that but there’s another

try to provide that but there’s another

try to provide that but there’s another aspect to this and that is as we age our

aspect to this and that is as we age our

aspect to this and that is as we age our brain ages too unfortunately and it

brain ages too unfortunately and it

brain ages too unfortunately and it becomes less adept at handling

becomes less adept at handling

becomes less adept at handling information and eventually too many

information and eventually too many

information and eventually too many people end up with the mantilla of

people end up with the mantilla of

people end up with the mantilla of various kinds but we have a lot of

various kinds but we have a lot of

various kinds but we have a lot of research indicating that if you exercise

research indicating that if you exercise

research indicating that if you exercise your brain you’re less likely to develop

your brain you’re less likely to develop

your brain you’re less likely to develop these kind of problems so I hope that by

these kind of problems so I hope that by

these kind of problems so I hope that by providing some exercise for the brain we

providing some exercise for the brain we

providing some exercise for the brain we can indeed allow our brain to work for a

can indeed allow our brain to work for a

can indeed allow our brain to work for a longer time

in this book I’ve tried to address some

in this book I’ve tried to address some aspects of science that are practical

aspects of science that are practical

aspects of science that are practical some are just interesting historical bit

some are just interesting historical bit

some are just interesting historical bit some are just curiosities but the

some are just curiosities but the

some are just curiosities but the overall theme is to give people an idea

overall theme is to give people an idea

overall theme is to give people an idea of how science works what scientific

of how science works what scientific

of how science works what scientific methodology is what scientists are

methodology is what scientists are

methodology is what scientists are interested in and perhaps a few

interested in and perhaps a few

interested in and perhaps a few surprising things we say well I didn’t

surprising things we say well I didn’t

surprising things we say well I didn’t know that you know this had a scientific

know that you know this had a scientific

know that you know this had a scientific connection

I may pose a question like why are

I may pose a question like why are scientists interested in Harlequin bugs

scientists interested in Harlequin bugs

scientists interested in Harlequin bugs there’s a reason for asking a question

there’s a reason for asking a question

there’s a reason for asking a question like that Harlequin bugs are very

like that Harlequin bugs are very

like that Harlequin bugs are very interesting little insects that live

interesting little insects that live

interesting little insects that live mostly on cruciferous vegetables meaning

mostly on cruciferous vegetables meaning

mostly on cruciferous vegetables meaning broccoli cauliflower kale Brussels

broccoli cauliflower kale Brussels

broccoli cauliflower kale Brussels sprouts etc and these are kind of

sprouts etc and these are kind of

sprouts etc and these are kind of vegetables that researchers are really

vegetables that researchers are really

vegetables that researchers are really interested in because they have

interested in because they have

interested in because they have compounds in them that have anti-cancer

compounds in them that have anti-cancer

compounds in them that have anti-cancer properties well it turns out that these

properties well it turns out that these

properties well it turns out that these little insects when they dine on these

little insects when they dine on these

little insects when they dine on these vegetables concentrate those compounds

vegetables concentrate those compounds

vegetables concentrate those compounds in their bodies so of course researchers

in their bodies so of course researchers

in their bodies so of course researchers are interested to see whether or not

are interested to see whether or not

are interested to see whether or not they may actually provide an anti-cancer

they may actually provide an anti-cancer

they may actually provide an anti-cancer nutrient intake so we have a question

nutrient intake so we have a question

nutrient intake so we have a question that sounds strange but then it leads us

that sounds strange but then it leads us

that sounds strange but then it leads us into an answer that reveals something

into an answer that reveals something

into an answer that reveals something surprising about the world it’s also

surprising about the world it’s also

surprising about the world it’s also very satisfying when you can take

very satisfying when you can take

very satisfying when you can take people’s fears and put them into

people’s fears and put them into

people’s fears and put them into perspective I think a certain amount of

perspective I think a certain amount of

perspective I think a certain amount of comfort that can be derived from

comfort that can be derived from

comfort that can be derived from providing sound information as you know

providing sound information as you know

providing sound information as you know I try to do braids fuel and other venues

I try to do braids fuel and other venues

I try to do braids fuel and other venues as well