10 Weird Things You Didn't Know Could Make You Smarter
9. Playing Video Games
Wait, what? Yes, video games can reportedly improve peoples intelligence. But before the whole world drops out of higher education in order to play Destiny and World Of Warcraft all day, remember that games only improve areas such as working memory and logic solving skills. Theres also the fact that its the type of game you play that dictates how much it improves your IQ: Its likely your brain will thank you more for playing the Portal series rather than Goat Simulator. And let's not forget the other mental positives that video games bring: Increase your profanity vocabulary by spending 10 minutes playing online Call Of Duty, discover the finer details of human anatomy from Surgeon Simulator, and learn how to fly a plane in GTA 5. Video games, is there anything they cant do?
Lover of all things PC. A fan of inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin. Remembers when 'geek' was an insult. Still passionately believes Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines was the greatest game ever made.
