Hacking the Mind with Software
Dr. Mark A. Smith Interview
2 min readMay 26, 2022
In this episode, we discuss biohacking our minds with Mark Ashton Smith, Ph.D. a Cognitive Neuroscientist who obtained his doctorate from Carnegie Mellon University of Pittsburgh. He is a lecturer at Cambridge University and head of the psychology department of the University of Cyprus.
Dr. Smith has created the IQ Mindware line of apps and software proven to increase IQ, fluid intelligence, and working memory.
In this episode we discuss
- Objective ways to measure and improve in a quantifiable the various types of intelligence.
- How brain training software can affect our day to life, career, relationships, and communication skills.
- Sharpening the working memory; the “scratchpad” of the mind that we use to solve problems.
- Jonathan’s perfectly average IQ.
- What is the N-Back and what has it been proven to do?
- Brain training and language learning.
- Working memory training and neuroplasticity.
- Why you must brain train for at least 4 weeks.
- Do you get stupider when you STOP brain training?
IQ Mindware’s products
Guarantee: the following results from the first 20 sessions:
- 10–20 point IQ increase on a valid IQ test.
- +40% short-term/working memory increase.
Commitment: 20 training sessions of 20–30 minutes
Links:
Mark Ashton Smith, Ph.D. on Twitter
Anders Jensen IQ Test
