Puzzle tips and tricks
Bat and Ball Puzzle (June 13, 2012)
A puzzle to highlight cognitive bias. See if your brain takes the wrong shortcut...
A puzzle to highlight cognitive bias. See if your brain takes the wrong shortcut...
Logic puzzle - buckets of water 4L 7L make 5L (October 14, 2011)
An example of the classic water measuring puzzle...
An example of the classic water measuring puzzle...
Lateral thinking puzzle - 3 switches 3 lightbulbs (October 2, 2011)
Nice lateral thinking puzzle from a book I found in a charity book shop at the weekend...
Nice lateral thinking puzzle from a book I found in a charity book shop at the weekend...
Business Insider's UBS Quant puzzle solution (September 21, 2011)
An interviewee at UBS for a math-heavy quant job was asked one of the toughest Wall Street interview questions we've seen yet....
An interviewee at UBS for a math-heavy quant job was asked one of the toughest Wall Street interview questions we've seen yet....
The Monty Hall Problem (September 21, 2011)
A puzzle by Marilyn vos Savant in 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'...
A puzzle by Marilyn vos Savant in 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'...
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