My Brilliant Brain – tonight at nine on five
16.07.2007 – Britain’s ITV/five has produced a documentary series that explores the brain power of exceptional people – like a seven-year-old concert pianist who has already committed 40 pieces to memory. Tonight’s one-hour segment is about chess – more specifically about 38-year-old Susan Polgar, who seems to prove that genius is “not born, but made”. It airs at 9 p.m. Don’t dare miss it.
My Brilliant Brain (Documentary)
Time – 21:00 – 22:00 (1 hour long)When – Monday 16th July on five
The series of three programmes explores the brain power of exceptional people. A seven-year-old concert pianist already has 40 pieces in his memory. A chess grandmaster can beat her challengers blindfolded, remembering the whole board including all the moves. Although they are extraordinary, they can teach us more about how our own brains work.
Tonight’s episode focuses on 38-year-old Susan Polgar, the first female chess grandmaster, whosMye incredible story suggests that genius does not always have to be innate, but can be taught. How has Susan trained her brain to such a formidable degree?
From TVThrong:
At 38 years old, Susan Polgar has reached heights that few women have ever equalled in the chess world. Despite the common assumption that men’s brains are better at understanding spatial relationships, giving them an advantage in games such as chess, Susan went on to become the world’s first grandmaster. Susan’s remarkable abilities have earned her the label of ‘genius’, but her psychologist father, László Polgar, believed that genius was “not born, but made”. Noting that even Mozart received tutelage from his father at a very early age, Polgar set about teaching chess to the five-year-old Susan after she happened upon a chess set in their home. “My father believed that the potential of children was not used optimally,” says Susan.
The full article can be seen on www.chessbase.com
Susan I am enthusiastically looking forward to tonights program! I just want to make sure of a few things. The article says Britians ITV/5, is this the equivalent of NBC channel 5? Also 9pm is New York time, so it would air in central time at 8pm?
Thank you
I think this is for the UK only. Susan said before that it will be shown worldwide soon.
Does this mean that it will be showed also on internet? website…youtube…whatelse?
Dario
Ah, the usual misconception once again. Men are better at chess but NOT because of superior spatial ability. They are better at chess because of higher testosterone levels, which give an advantage in all fields of competition.
Congratulations Susan, I’m happy to see you recognized for your achievement. As a top chess player, who would you say is the greatest natural talent of them all?