Brain Teasers
The Do’s and Don’ts of Harnessing Technology (and Anxiety) for Good
Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, featuring important brain & mental health news plus a few fun brain teasers to test your reasoning skills and more… #1. Challenge ahead: Harnessing technology for good mental health “Technology can not only help us grow out of unhealthy habits, it is also possible to expand human mental…
Read MoreLet’s Thank our unique Human Brains and Minds with a few family-friendly riddles
Q: What is a sure way of sustaining a friendly and sociable feeling towards the whole world? A: Consort only with strangers. Q: What beats regretting what you said? A: Treasuring what you DIDN’T say. Q: What does, “you must come and visit us sometime!” actually mean? A: Nothing at all. However, if you take it…
Read MoreQuick brain teaser: What do you see? And, can you unsee it?
Please describe what you see up there. What about below, as the full scene appears?
Read MoreStudy examines common cognitive biases (have you tried this brain teaser?) and ways to mitigate them
A fascinating new study, Tversky and Kahneman’s Cognitive Illusions: Who Can Solve Them, and Why?, probes into the cognitive “heuristics and biases” researched by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky since the late 1960s. If you have never encountered the “Linda brain teaser” before, please give it a try: Linda is 31 years old, single, outspoken, and very…
Read MoreBrain 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 brain teasers to celebrate Brain Awareness Week 2021
Brain Awareness Week 2021 just started. Let’s celebrate by challenging our minds with a few fun brain teasers and illusions :-) Here’s a selection of five stimulating brain teasers that readers enjoyed the most so far in 2021: Where’s the baby? And a couple other surprising illusions Please complete these proverbs to exercise your brain in familiar…
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