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WS MoreOrLess: Do We Use Only 10% of Our Brains?

Is it true that humans use just 10% of their brains? It芒鈧劉s the premise of the new film Lucy, in which the brain capacity of Scarlett Johansson芒鈧劉s character increases to...

Is it true that humans use just 10% of their brains? It芒鈧劉s the premise of the new film Lucy, in which the brain capacity of Scarlett Johansson芒鈧劉s character increases to dangerous levels. Tim Harford uses considerably more than 10% of his brain to separate the neuro-science facts from the fiction with Professor Sophie Scott.
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Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Ruth Alexander
This programme was first broadcast on the 91福利社 World Service.

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    Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life.