76. Is Gaming Good for You?

She was the sixteenth employee at Google — a company once based in her garage — and now she's the C.E.O. of its best-known subsidiary, YouTube. But despite being one of the most powerful people in the tech industry, few outside of Silicon Valley know the name Susan Wojcicki. Levi ...  Show more

It was only in his late twenties that America’s favorite brainiac began to seriously embrace his love of trivia. Now he holds the “Greatest of All Time” title on Jeopardy! Steve Levitt digs into how he trained for the show, what it means to have a "geographic memory," and why we ...  Show more

Apart of Me is a computer game that has been designed to help young people process grief. It’s part of a movement that’s bringing together psychology and gaming. Whilst many parents worry about the distraction of games consoles and smart phones, some psychologists believe they ca ...  Show more

‏في هذه الحلقة من إكسترا ليفلز يعود محمد مطر إلى ماضيه مع الألعاب الإلكترونية وأثرها المزاجي والذهني عليه، كما يطل على واقع تطوير ألعاب اليوم لتكون مسلية وتترك أثراً إيجابياً على الصحة النفسية، من خلال الدردشة مع رين عباس اللاعبة والمصممة والمحاضرة ورائدة الأعمال في مجال ألعاب ال ...  Show more

Can playing board games help us fix real-world problems?All around the world, people play board games for fun. But in recent years, a new generation of designers have been creating games with a social purpose - to enable understanding about complex problems like climate change, i ...  Show more

Jane McGonigal is a PhD Game Designer who advocates for the use of video games to help people learn skills that transfer to the real world, heal physical problems like concussions and improve attitudes and self-esteem in children. Shane and Jane discuss how video games help with ...  Show more