Power and Persuasion

Result: You pick the crazy Billionare

Mark Cuban even though you likely know he's not the answer.

Why: The Halo Effect resulted in a bias where positive traits attribute someone to great success in any field.

Cuban: CEO's are focused and centered. Perseverance and ability to learn and unafraid of failure could be reasons.

But the reason is because they're good at decision making.

### Experiment: Hired or Fired

Mark must hire fake employees, but fire everybody with a hat or a beard. Play Along.

Result: The average was 21 for normal people. How will Mark fare? In round 1, he got 10. In round 2, the same thing. For the last round, the buttons will switch a bit. The total is 26 total.

Why: Mark did well because his lateral frontal pole, which controls decision-making and analyzes decisions.

### Experiment: Impressions

People rate art. They think the artist is Colin Hanks. People seem to be impressed. They gave the art an 8.1 out of 10. That's the halo effect in action. But what's the Oppsoite of the halo effect? With a weird artist, Giannis Patch?

Result: They related Giannis' negative attitude to a lower score and his art. Giving him 5.9/10. This is called the Horn Effect.

Why: The Horn effect is the opposite of the Halo Effect. One bad trait caused others to exist.

### Game #1: Draw an E

Do just that. Depending on which way you drew your E, it says something.

Result: If you draw your E backwards towards to people looking at you, you're self oriented, but if you draw the E facing out to the world, you're more considerate to other perspectives.

#### Stage Mini-Game: Pi.....

Nelson Dellis is a memory master. After picking 5 numbers within the first 1000, Nelson must say the next 5 numbers.

Result: He's able to do it.

How: By attaching attributes to the numbers, he's able to recall them more easily, if they have a meaning. Nelson has invented a story. It all takes place in the hippocampus, with long-term memory. How studying helps you prepare, memory works. Mark will now memorize.

Now, Mark will memorize blue and white cards. Can he use the techniques?

### Game #2: Name Hack

Names are hard to remember. Remembering employee names is important. Remember the names of five employees.

Result: Hard, right.

So: If you can associate names to the images, you can remember better. Now, after the break, call them out. It's so much easier when you associate images to those meanings.

Can Mark do the same for a sequence?

Result: Yes, he can!

How: Because the cards were similar, he broke up the patterns into simpler patterns of three. Like for example, if the set begun with blue, he'd know those three cards began with blue. Using letters, he can remember all the cards, and with a ridiculous story to go along, but it helped his memory.

### Game #3: Tip of a Pen

How you write your signature is a big indicator of how you are. Spot the CEO signature.

Result: It's 3.

So: While this isn't the only factor, the hand-brain connection is powerful and engages your brain.

#### Stage Mini-Game: The Pendelum

You can play at home if you have necklance or string. Hold it up in the air, and look at it. Then, listen to his voice. Control the pendlelum with your mind.

Result: It works.

### The Science With Tim Allen and Tom Hanks

By thinking about a certain moment, or Ideomotor movements, which is the same kinds of movements that happen on an ouija board. It brings up belief in the supernatural.

Now, can Lior guess the score of an NBA game to Mark?

Result: Yes.

### Game #4: Listen and Listen

Listen to two male and female political Candidates. They'll say the same thing. Which one sounds wiser?

Result: People with lower voices are more powerful and competent.

How: A study in 2012 showed that the Candidates with the lower voice won 13% more often.

### Gauntlet

#### Rock Paper Scissors

Lior wins 2 out of 3, with Mark tying in one.

#### Composure

Can mark keep his eyes fixed?

Result: For a second, but then it drops.

### Experiment: Manipulation Under Pressure(Simon Says)

Simon Says is a game of respect because you listen and pay attention, which could equal power. Keegan will be on the blue team, while Mark is on the red team.

Result: After a long and hard-fought game, Mark is able to outlast everyone on his team and be the reason the red team wins.

So: Mark Cuban has the power.

### The Science With Tim Allen and Tom Hanks

The Limbic Synchrony can be a way your brains connect to each other. Simon Says causes your brain to release stress hormones from the rapid-fire instructions.

## List of Experts

* Mark Cuban(CEO)
* Nelson Dellis
* Steve Max
* Cara Santa Maria
* Colin Hanks
* Tim Allen/Tom Hanks
* Giannis Patch