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Feb 23, 2022 27 min

Wordle: Cannot Brain.

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Five-letter puzzle Wordle has become a global sharing sensation. But why is it so addictive? And what is it doing to your brain? And what does it tell us about our culture? Hosts: Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced: Richard Bradbury for BFM89.9 Follow us: www.kulturpop.com https://www.instagram.com/kulturpop/ https://twitter.com/kulturmatt Episode Sources: https://www.inverse.com/gaming/is-wordle-good-for-your-brain https://theconversation.com/the-wordle-craze-why-do-we-love-puzzles-and-are-they-good-for-our-brains-175227 https://www.insider.com/wordle-game-viral-experts-psychology-sharing-twitter-2022-1 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/why-do-we-love-puzzles-like-wordle-and-are-they-good-for-our-brains https://www.vox.com/culture/22891192/wordle-game-what-is-wordle-why-is-it-so-popular-how-to-play https://www.cnet.com/how-to/wordle-explained-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-viral-word-game/ https://slate.com/culture/2022/01/wordle-game-creator-wardle-twitter-scores-strategy-stats.html https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/11/secret-winning-wordle-word-game https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/why-we-love-wordle/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/heres-why-the-word-game-wordle-went-viral-180979439/ https://medium.com/@tglaiel/the-mathematically-optimal-first-guess-in-wordle-cbcb03c19b0a https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/02/10/wordle-80-year-old-illinois-woman-kidnapped/ <a...

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