According to research from Marquette University in Wisconsin, scientists have found that reality-challenging science fiction shows and comedies help intellectual development.
Researchers have found that the series can improve memory, as well as abstraction and problem-solving skills. Here we leave you some series that will make you smarter, according to the study.
“House of the Dragon,” available on HBO Max
The ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel was placed in the top 10 series of 2022 thanks to its political intrigue plot, which tells how the Targaryen civil war for the Iron Throne, called the Dance of Dragons, began.
The first season of the series was full of murders, power relations, conspiracies and betrayals that made the audience learn about everything from military strategies to the complex ways in which he handles politics.
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“Dark,” available on Netflix
The plot of this German Netflix series begins with the disappearance of a child in the town of Winden and the search of Jonas Kahnwald (Louis Hofmann) in various universes to find him.
With its story playing with the implications of time, past, present and future, “Dark” is full of symbolism and mystery that forces the viewer to ponder and seek an explanation for everything that happens, chapter by chapter.
“The OA,” available on Netflix
This mystery and sci-fi thriller will make you think and reflect on reality with its story of Prairie Johnson (Brit Marling), a blind girl who has been missing for seven years and who reappears with her sight restored.
Praire, who now prefers to be called OA, spent all this time participating in the experiments of a scientist who wanted to prove the existence of the afterlife, and now she is convinced that she must perform a ritual.
The surreal story created by Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij is available on Netflix and has two seasons, although it was canceled before it had a definitive ending.
‘Mr. Robot’, available on Amazon Prime Video
The series is about young programmer and hacker Elliott Alderson (Rami Malek), who suffers from antisocial disorder and is recruited by a mysterious anarchist to destroy evil companies.
The cyberthriller in each of its 4 seasons deals with complex concepts related to computer science, apart from Elliot’s disruptive identity disorder, which always keeps the audience in doubt.
“Severance,” available on Apple TV +
The mystery series created by Ben Stiller is about a group of employees who, upon joining a company, receive a chip that causes them to forget everything they did during their working hours upon leaving and vice versa.
The 2022 series, available on Apple Tv+, stars Adam Scott, Patricia Arquette, John Turturro and Christopher Walken. With his social commentary, he makes the viewer think about reality and the lifestyle he follows.
“Rick and Morty” on HBO Max
In the context of comedies that the study mentions that can improve memory, the cartoon series ‘Rick and Morty’ could not be missing.
This animated sitcom for adults is full of metaphysical, philosophical and scientific concepts, but they all boil down to the adventures of nihilist scientist Rick and his grandson Morty who accompanies him on his travels.
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