Posts by Caroline Latham
Brain teasers en español: ¿cuál es el número que falta en el cuarto triángulo?
(Same brain teaser in English here) Es viernes y quizás algunos necesitemos un pequeño empujón cognitivo para abordar el fin de semana… Aquí va un breve desafío matemático: ¿Qué número que falta en el cuarto triángulo? Aviso a tod@s esos sharp brains: Sí, puede haber más de una respuesta … pero asegúrate de que tu…
Read MoreFive fun brain teasers to thank evolution for our human brains and minds
To celebrate this quite-challenging Thanksgiving, here are five fun brain teasers and games that readers have enjoyed the most this year so far. It is always good to learn more about (and appreciate) that most precious resource we all (yes, all) have up there! #1. First of all, these days it’s always important to test your…
Read MoreA few brain teasers to flex those cognitive muscles over the weekend
Look around you, wherever you are, and find three green things that may fit in your pockets, and three red objects that are clearly too big to fit. Done? OK, now you have six objects. Go ahead and say their names in alphabetical order. Done? Now name them in reverse alphabetical order. Done? Now count the total number…
Read MoreFive quick brain teasers to flex those Attention and Working Memory mental muscles
. Looking for some fun cognitive stimulation to kickstart the week? Below you’ll find a few brain teasers to challenge your attention and your working memory–the ability to keep information in your mind while manipulating multiple units of information at the same time. Give them a try … they are not as easy as they may sound :-)
Read MoreBrain teaser to stimulate your mental imagery, spatial rotation … and appetite
__ Here’s a fun puzzle that a friend shared over zoom a few days ago. Challenge: How can you cut a cake into eight equal pieces with only three cuts? Note: The cake in the puzzle is not necessarily the one pictured above :-) Imagine your own cake. Check the answer below only after you’ve tried…
Read MoreQuick brain teaser to workout your frontal lobes: Can you read this face?
___ Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg, in discussing the human brain’s frontal lobes in his excellent book The Wisdom Paradox, highlights that “executive intelligence” includes the ability to “penetrate other people’s minds, and that starts with an interest in other people’s minds.” And, what is a good window to “penetrate other people’s minds” and identify other people’s…
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