Can Sudoku measure IQ?
Brain training games do not make you smarter, according to scientists. Practising a game like sudoku or using a brain training app might make you better at it but it won’t boost your IQ or general brain power, a study claims.
What kind of puzzles improve intelligence?
Puzzles are also good for the brain. Studies have shown that doing jigsaw puzzles can improve cognition and visual-spatial reasoning. The act of putting the pieces of a puzzle together requires concentration and improves short-term memory and problem solving.
Is this the hardest logic puzzle ever?
As a matter of fact, Smullyan’s colleague, an MIT logic professor named George Boolos, called it “the Hardest Logic Puzzle Ever”—and we can see why. Here is the riddle, straight from the mathematician’s mouth: “Three gods, A, B, and C, are called, in some order, True, False, and Random.
What is the hardest number puzzle on IBM Research?
IBM Research has been publishing very challenging monthly puzzles since May 1998 on their Ponder this page. Judging from the number of solvers for each, the hardest number puzzle is the one shown above, published in April 2009. If you need some clues visit this page.
What is the hardest Kakuro puzzle?
The Hardest Kakuro Puzzle Kakuro puzzles combine elements of Sudoku, logic, crosswords and basic math into one. The object is to fill all empty squares using numbers 1 to 9 so the sum of each horizontal block equals the clue on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on its top.
Who is the undisputed master of logical puzzles?
Mathematician Richard Smullyan, nicknamed “the undisputed master of logical puzzles” by former PhD student Bruce Horowitz, really outdid himself with this brainteaser. As a matter of fact, Smullyan’s colleague, an MIT logic professor named George Boolos, called it “the Hardest Logic Puzzle Ever”—and we can see why.