Has anyone else tried lumosity.com?

[panader0]

It's supposed to make you smarter, improve memory and stave off dementia.
I just tried it and it's interesting.

[graywarrior]

1. I tried it.

Liked it, but don't want to pay for it.

[life long demo]

10. Like Graywarrior above, I have used it a few times.

I like the challenges, but I don't want to pay for it long term. I have pc games I play just to exercise my brain. I noticed over many years the changes that occur. For instances, I have tetris, and I'm slower than I use to be. I have other games I've picked up over the years, mostly memory, strategy, speed. I guess you could call them board games or puzzles. I just want to try to hold off the brain inaction. I have a friend that was afflicted with Alzheimer's at the age of 56, she's almost 70 now but she's just not there anymore.

[graywarrior]

11. I went back to school to get my degree

Now that's a brain workout!

[CTyankee]

14. I did that, too, and called myself the world's oldest grad student...

but even at my advanced age, I loved being a "grad student." I felt so smart...briefly...I must say I did love the Independent Study I designed...a lot of work, but a lot of fun, too.

[graywarrior]

15. Yeah, I miss the challenge of getting assignments in on time and passing tests.

[CTyankee]

18. And working full time...were you?

boy, it was a scramble...lots of "vacation" time off was spent on writing papers required by a deadline...I didn't have too much of a life...luckily, I had a job with generous vacation benefits and a tuition vouchers per semester! Those were the good old days!

[graywarrior]

19. Worked part time, but still, I put more time into school work.

An exhausting 4 years

[CTyankee]

13. have you ever tried Sporcle?

I tend to do the history related challenges. Sometimes my scores are just downright ugly...

[kentauros]

2. Haven't heard of it.

However, FreeRice.com may be similar by your description of the former. And, it's free!

[Xyzse]

3. Free Rice is Awesome!

I just hope it works.

[kentauros]

5. I've used their site for years whenever I'm feeling "smart" ;)

And I know I've read that Snopes says they're legitimate. Somehow, they're connected to the UN's food program (or something similar.) Though they do ask people to click on their ads from time to time. I will, just to help them out that way, too. Doesn't bother me to do that as I find it a worthy cause.

[Xyzse]

7. Yeah, it is just sometimes slightly slow

I haven't used them for a few years though.

I tried again, and created a username. It is very very buggy.

[LiberalElite]

17. ? I never had to click on ads but -

maybe that's because i subscribed? (I didn't know I had an option not to.)

[Blue_Tires]

8. wow...how have I never heard of this??

[kentauros]

9. Well, I'm trying to remember how I heard of it, too.

Maybe on Treehugger.com originally. Years ago, before they were bought out by Discovery Channel, you could learn about interesting sites like FreeRice

[olddots]

4. Luminosity's profits expand

our results may vary .

[panader0]

6. It was free for me (so far)

[cyberswede]

12. I thought it was fun - I liked beating my previous scores.

I'm not interested in paying, though, so I just get spam email from them now.

[LiberalElite]

16. Yes. I subscribed -

at around $70 a year I think it's a little pricey but worth it.

[TuxedoKat]

20. Word Bubbles

I love that game of theirs. I wish I could find something comparable as an app.