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Why making the crowd smart is a no-brainer

Posted on by Tommaso De Benetti

… – already exist. Well, almost.

My epiphany relates to the brain child of the now famous Dr. Ryuta Kawashima. In 2003 the good Doctor wrote a book called Train Your Brain: 60 Days to a Better Brain. The book, containing simple mathematical calculations intermingled with memory tests and counting tests, was a smash hit around the world.

Nintendo, well recognized for its efforts to expand the gaming demographic, decided to produce a game based on the book and, with the help of …

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