Go/Baduk/Weiqi - EGF President Manja Marz on Go & the Brain & A Surprise Birthday Interview on Creating All Things Go

Go/Baduk/Weiqi - EGF President Manja Marz on Go & the Brain & A Surprise Birthday Interview on Creating All Things Go

From All Things Go by Travis

May 4, 2026 · 42 min · Season 4 · Episode 22

About this episode

Manja Marz discusses the game of Go and its impact on the brain, along with a surprise birthday interview.

Theme music by UNIVERSFIELD & background music by PodcastAC Manja Marz Interview The European Go Federation Article about the study & contact information if you would like to contribute The Go Magic interview with Manja One of my favorite shows, This American Life with an episode about a blind man using echo location to "see" ; the occipital lobe activated! Show your support here Email: AllThingsGoGame@gmail.com Episode Sponsors BadukPop - Learn the rules of the ancient Chinese board game Go - also known as Baduk (바둑) or Weiqi (圍棋) - with a fun, interactive tutorial. Sharpen your Go skills with daily random Go problems (Tsumego) at your choice of difficulty level. Play games online or with a variety of AI opponents, each with its own unique playing style and strength. SmartGo One - Your complete app for the game of Go. Learn to play, practice against the computer, study master games, solve problems, and read Go books. Free to download.

People in this episode

Host: Travis

Guest: Manja Marz

Topics covered

  • Go
  • Baduk
  • Weiqi
  • brain
  • interview
  • games
  • podcast

Keywords

  • Go
  • Baduk
  • Weiqi
  • brain
  • interview
  • Tsumego
  • podcast
  • games
  • UNIVERSFIELD
  • PodcastAC

Sponsors

BadukPop, SmartGo One

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: European Go Federation

Products: BadukPop, SmartGo One

Books & works: This American Life

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