NATS 1770 Study Guide - Ben Goldacre, Making Money, Reductionism
8 Dec 2014
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Brain gym- brain gym is supposed to be a string of complicated proprietary exercises for kids that enhance the experience of whole brain learning. (ch2; pg. 15) but most of their exercises are absurd and irrational. They fail to explain how, a child can massage both carotid arteries through the rib cage (ch2;pg. 16), touching your fingers together will connect the electrical circuit of the body (ch2;pg. 16), or if there is water in processed food (ch2;pg. 21). This statement applies to all of his examples given in this book and the main theme he focused in this book. As a student it is quite shocking as the people preaching about the ridiculous techniques in brain gym are teachers from schools and universities. The very people who are supposed to be teaching critical and rational thinking are advising us to adopt these irrational and silly exercises.
