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About This Project

In June 2006, in the “World’s Biggest Brain” perched atop the Hard Rock Café marquee in Times Square, I played host for a 3-day webcast for the Yahoo! Answers “Ask the Planet” event.

Deepak Chopra & Ben Hauck

Deepak Chopra & Ben Hauck

This large-scale event involved the building of a two-story structure topped by a big purple brain “with lobes and firing synapses.” Celebrities and interesting individuals were invited into the brain to for an interview with me and questions posed by Yahoo! Answers “Braniacs,” lucky Yahoo! Answers users who won a trip to NYC to participate in answering questions 8 hours a day for 3 days.

Press

Article from PRNewswire »
Article from Tech Crunch »
Article from Search Engine Journal »

Featured Videos

The following are some of the cooler interviews I got to do — with celebrities, entertainers, and a doctor!

Event Launch
Interview with Deepak Chopra
Interview with Russell Simmons
Interview with Beth Ostrosky
Interview with Arianna Huffington
Interview with Todd English
Interview with Randal Pinkett
“Brainbits with Dr. Dan” – Interview #1 with Dan McCloskey, Ph.D.
“Brainbits with Dr. Dan” – Interview #2 with Dan McCloskey, Ph.D.
Brain Tour with Comedian Orny Adams
Other Fun Videos

Below are other clips from the “World’s Biggest Brain” experience.

Unveiling of the Brain & Intro
Brain Massage Interview
Interview with Oxygen Bar #1
Interview with Oxygen Bar #2
Crunch Fitness Workout #1
Crunch Fitness Workout #2
Crunch Fitness Workout #3
Crunch Fitness Workout #4
DJ O Introduction
Interview with Karim Ramos
Introduction of National Museum of Natural History Endowment
Interview with Peanut Butter & Co.
Interview with the Humane Society
Interview with Morimoto Sushi
Interview with Howard Sherman of American Theatre Wing
Intro and Outro for Hip-Harpist Deborah Henson-Conant
Outro for the Brain
Links

Original microsite »
“Brain Unveiling” YouTube page »