News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Study suggests that the “brain training” industry may be a placebo. Parent comment

Re:Study suggests that the “brain training” industry may be ... by randycupertino on Monday June 20, 2016 @06:23PM (#11942069)
> This is a pet theory though, being reinforced over the years by my own cognitive biases :)

Imo someone "smart" is someone who is smart enough to admit what they don't know.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Study suggests that the “brain training” industry may be ... by Aelinsaar on Monday June 20, 2016 @06:58PM (#11942279)
It's a terrible and ironic thing, that you require intelligence to analyze your own thoughts and actions, to realize that human intelligence is still all about degrees of monkeys counting on our fingers.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Study suggests that the “brain training” industry may be ... by bear_south on Monday June 20, 2016 @06:31PM (#11942130)
yep, sort of a reverse dunning-krueger effect
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Study suggests that the “brain training” industry may be ... by msarchet on Monday June 20, 2016 @08:50PM (#11942768)
or you know, just the normal
[ Parent | on HN ]