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Who Wants To Be a Cognitive Neuroscientist Millionaire?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the science-beats-voodoo-any-old-day-of-the-week dept.

ThePolynomial writes "Last night Ogi Ogas, a cognitive neuroscientist and Homeland Security Fellow, became the first person to face the million-dollar question on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in three years. He now has a first-person narrative on seedmagazine.com where he describes using techniques from cognitive science to think of answers on the show." From the article: "I used priming on my $16,000 question: 'This past spring, which country first published inflammatory cartoons of the prophet Mohammed?' I did not know the answer. But I did know I had a long conversation with my friend Gena about the cartoons. So I chatted with Meredith about Gena. I tried to remember where we discussed the cartoons and the way Gena flutters his hands. As I pictured how he rolls his eyes to express disdain, Gena's remark popped into my mind: 'What else would you expect from Denmark?'"

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  1. wow by thejrwr · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That show is still on the air, dam i though that show was cancled some 3 years ago

  2. 'What else would you expect from Denmark?' by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    'What else would you expect from Denmark?'

    What else would you expect from muslims?

  3. Gena's mental state by bstadil · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The article forgets to mention that Gena is mildly retarded and has acquired little knowledge of the outside world

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  4. Re:Another cool millionaire by josquint · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I saw that live.
    That dude was ICE COLD.

    I loved the fact that he needed NO lifelines, and he use the phone a friend to call his dad and tell him he was going to win.

    Not to mention he worked for the IRS, and probly kept a better share of the $1M than most people.