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A Random Place at the Table
Can you find a shortcut for solving problems that seem to require a lengthy calculation?
Why Sleeping Beauty Is Lost in Time
The famous Sleeping Beauty problem has divided probability theorists, decision theorists and philosophers for over 15 years. Puzzle columnist Pradeep Mutalik claims to have discovered the source of confusion.
Solution: A Hat Trick + 1 of Hat Puzzles
For four game show variations of the hat puzzle, four clever ways to earn a better payoff than you might expect.
A Hat Trick of Hat Puzzles
In three new variations of a famous logic puzzle, what are the best strategies for guessing the color of the hat on your head?
Solution: ‘The Problem With Dancing Shapes’
Assigning elements from a large collection to one of two categories can yield almost “magical” predictions about highly complicated problems without actually solving them.
The Problem With Dancing Shapes
In a geometrically designed social club, how do dancing, triangles and hexagons mix?
Solution: ‘Sleeping Beauty’s Dilemma’
The solution to this month’s puzzle gets to the bottom of the famously ambiguous Sleeping Beauty probability problem.
Sleeping Beauty’s Necker Cube Dilemma
Like a visually ambiguous Necker cube, the famous Sleeping Beauty problem can be perceived in two seemingly valid ways.
Solution: ‘The Fabulously Fair Feast’
The solution to this month’s puzzle explains how to design a Sudoku square to figure out the likes and dislikes of four or eight finicky friends.