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A Random Place at the Table

By Pradeep Mutalik
May 11, 2016
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Can you find a shortcut for solving problems that seem to require a lengthy calculation?

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Why Sleeping Beauty Is Lost in Time

By Pradeep Mutalik
March 31, 2016
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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.

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Solution: A Hat Trick + 1 of Hat Puzzles

By Pradeep Mutalik
March 23, 2016
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For four game show variations of the hat puzzle, four clever ways to earn a better payoff than you might expect.

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A Hat Trick of Hat Puzzles

By Pradeep Mutalik
March 9, 2016
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In three new variations of a famous logic puzzle, what are the best strategies for guessing the color of the hat on your head?

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Solution: ‘The Problem With Dancing Shapes’

By Pradeep Mutalik
February 24, 2016
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Assigning elements from a large collection to one of two categories can yield almost “magical” predictions about highly complicated problems without actually solving them.

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The Problem With Dancing Shapes

By Pradeep Mutalik
February 9, 2016
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In a geometrically designed social club, how do dancing, triangles and hexagons mix?

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Solution: ‘Sleeping Beauty’s Dilemma’

By Pradeep Mutalik
January 29, 2016
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The solution to this month’s puzzle gets to the bottom of the famously ambiguous Sleeping Beauty probability problem.

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Sleeping Beauty’s Necker Cube Dilemma

By Pradeep Mutalik
January 14, 2016
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Like a visually ambiguous Necker cube, the famous Sleeping Beauty problem can be perceived in two seemingly valid ways.

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Solution: ‘The Fabulously Fair Feast’

By Pradeep Mutalik
December 22, 2015
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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.


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