The BEST episodes of Brain Games season 8

Every episode of Brain Games season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Brain Games season 8!

National Geographic Channel's Emmy-nominated series Brain Games returns this summer with 10 new mind-blowing episodes! Host Jason Silva gets inside your head and shows you what's really going on in there with an intricate series of interactive experiments designed to mess with your mind and reveal the inner-workings of your brain. Hailed by critics as "tremendous fun" that "makes science entertaining," Brain Games turns your mind's eye inwards for a fascinating journey into the three and a half pounds of tissue that makes you... you.

Last Updated: 2/17/2024Network: National GeographicStatus: Ended

8.20

15 votes

#1 - Jack Black: Music

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/10/2020

Actor-musician Jack Black and his Tenacious D bandmate Kyle Gass learn how music affects the brain.

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8.00

15 votes

#2 - Mark Cuban: Power and Money

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/17/2020

Keegan-Michael Key welcomes billionaire CEO and reality star Mark Cuban ("Shark Tank") to the show.

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7.96

24 votes

#3 - Male Brain vs. Female Brain

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/20/2020

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard go head-to-head in the Battle of the Sexes, a series of games designed to find out how men’s and women’s brains differ.

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7.95

21 votes

#4 - Ted Danson: Fact or Fiction?

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/20/2020

Actor Ted Danson and special guests Blue Man Group play along with host Keegan-Michael Key as we learn how our brains distinguish fact from fiction.

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7.87

15 votes

#5 - Kids vs. Adults

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/3/2020

Actor Anthony Anderson and his co-star Marsai Martin face off in a series of games with Keegan-Michael Key.

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7.73

15 votes

#6 - Drew Brees: Performance

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/27/2020

New Orleans Saints NFL quarterback Drew Brees puts his brain to the test with a series of mental challenges exploring how we can train our own minds to do as we want.

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7.48

21 votes

#7 - Rebel Wilson: Love and Attraction

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/24/2020

Actress Rebel Wilson joins Keegan-Michael Key to explore the power of the subconscious when it comes to falling in love.

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7.47

19 votes

#8 - Tiffany Haddish: Movie Magic

Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/2/2020

Actress Tiffany Haddish and director Jordan Peele join Keegan-Michael Key to play a series of games.

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