Bill Nye Consider the Following: Do We Only Use 10% Of Our Brains?

[@CassiniGalaxy]

Thanks for answering my question when I was in high school, Bill!

[@The.171]

Lo

[@jrzy49]

Bill and I must have had the same boss.

[@keythirteen]

I'm loving these! The theme is so catchy and makes me wish there was a song when Consider the Following originally came to existence. You go Bill Nye!

[@inevitabLyOGICAL]

When they use brain scanners to show parts of the brain light up (due to high blood flow) who's to say that the amount, speed and quality of blood flow can't be improved? Just because that area lights up doesn't mean that we are using all of that areas density/potential, Also I'm pretty sure they are just checking areas being used (grey matter), what about the speed and rigidity at which the white matter stores and retrieves information? if this can be improved, then storing/recalling memories, attention/focus would improve, connections between the left and right hemispheres would improve abstract thinking (brainstorming for new ideas or solutions), with all these factors improved, would inevitably result in exceptional intelligence and should also be considered before neurologist's/scientists rule out the notion that only 10-20% of the brains capacity is being used.

[@presmadagascar]

if only we could stop making movies based on this stupid premise

[@killercartoons2022]

MoodiFLEX No, that Back to the Future doesn't try to implied it's real while movies like Lucy tries to say the myth is true.

[@Killuminati911]

+presmadagascar ppl still believe it.

[@MASTERDavid007]

+presmadagascar i know right.

[@justinwigglehaffner5392]

I like the Consider The Following theme song at 0:09

[@flippyfan4444]

This makes me wish Bill Nye had a science-themed ride to his own, unlike Ellen's Energy Adventure or the rollercoaster thing at DisneyQuest.

[@admiralhackett7686]

An interesting thing to take into account is that during the 19th century scientists thought that their conclusions were completely legitimate, the best part about science is that there's always something you don't know, so perhaps the "we use all of our brain all the time" conclusion may not be correct either

[@mbreezy223]

I agree. I don't believe we use our brains to 100% of their capacity or else we wouldn't have savants

[@AlexOjideagu2]

mbreezy223 Wrong, Savants brains are deficient in other ways. It's like rewiring a 4 wheel drive car to 2 wheel drive. It functions differently with the same power.

[@CoryTheRaven]

Interesting! I figured the 10% number came from how much of our brain was conscious vs. how much was subconscious and automatic functions.

[@tothm129]

what about Phineas gage

[@nickname-e3n]

"Is it true that we only use 10% of our brains?" Whoever posted that probably meant "we" in like "us dudes who posted this"

[@rodenrren2]

of course we use the whole brain,it's there for a reason, but do we use it at it's full potential?

[@hellfun1337]

not most of us, not even some. a very small percentage of us actually unlock our full intellectual potential. consider... jersey shore, big foot and lippo suction to name a few.

[@danielavila27]

we only use 11 percent of are brain

[@hellfun1337]

daniel avila where did you hear that? Lucy?

[@danielavila27]

no, i was in he bathroom and my friend was hating on stuff

[@nimahatami9395]

I am a Doctorate brain resarcher and according to my research the brain [other than the stem] is non-functional

[@User_forbidden]

The total mass of our brain is relative to the size of body mass. Shaq is bigger than avg, which means his brain needs more space to produce more electron that keep up with his body output. Thanks, Bill.

[@ThePa1riot]

14 years and he's still taking me to school.

[@jonesnicholos]

here is something id like answered bill. wht happens when everybody deads? or will there b people around forever?

[@Wh40kFinatic]

Eventually, Homo Sapiens will transition into another species or branch off into multiple given enough time. Unless of course we go extinct.

[@jonesnicholos]

@@Wh40kFinatic ok, what happens if we go extinct? where is everyone?

[@Wh40kFinatic]

@@jonesnicholos We're... all dead? We'll be nowhere.

[@jonesnicholos]

@@Wh40kFinatic if when everyone is die in nowhere land where everyone is nothing. how are u something now? if we're nothing then we're nothing now. thank satan for ur knowledge. God Says we are everything, satan says we're nothing. Father God May You Bless mr.ryan As Only You Can. In Your Mighty Name i pray Lord Jesus. amen

[@inspirealt5670]

When we played it at school, he looked so.. Young

[@goldenmaplearts1264]

Well that was in the 90's

[@mtx303]

I had a boss with a brain that size too

[@SomeDudeOnline]

Do we know how the brain's of people like Rainman (Kim Peek) work? He has the incredible ability to retain all knowledge he's exposed to and reference it on command with no struggle. He can perform very impressive mental calculations such as telling you what day of the week August 10th was in 1989. I also remember hearing about another Savant who also has incredible abilities but isn't autistic. He can multiply/divide any numbers in his head with staggering accuracy and also learned the Icelandic language in some ridiculous time frame like a week (if I remember correctly). If the average person is actually using most of their brain all the time, what is going on in the brains of these people? If I were only aware of Kim Peek, I might assume that he has these abilities because his brain has sort of been rewired which could explain why he lacks conceptual abilities. But in the case of those that can perform similar amazing calculations, they don't seem to be lacking any other function. So what's going on?

[@herobrinesblog]

+SomeDudeOnline you forgot to mention their handicaps most likely the parts taht to math and etc are bigger then all the other parts so the other parts dont work so good

[@SomeDudeOnline]

herobrinext9 I didn't forget to mention that acutally. I said that there is another savant who isn't autistic, implying the first I mentioned is. Although I suppose that was a little ambiguous. The second savant I mentioned is Daniel Tammet, I don't believe he is autistic. Also, I said if I were only aware of Kim Peek I might think his brain had sort of been rewired causing him to excel in his mathematical abilities but lack conceptual abilities. Did you read my whole comment?

[@donotlookatmyname2008]

The only 10 percent is our memory capacity

[@Leebaf123]

maybe its not about using 10 or 100 percent of the brain. Maybe its about realizing the infinite potential of the brain/mind. ah who knows

[@dawlingolingo3733]

The "potential" part vs. capacity of the brain and the10% Myth is used all the time with New Age gurus, self-help and mystical thinking for keeping this myth alive.

[@ohmygoolai]

We only use ten percent of our brains much like a stop light only uses one of it's lights.

[@siberiangopnik]

no

[@hughmcnair439]

he is a liar