brainteaser

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A handful of old-school metal brainteasers that encourage people to hum thoughtfully to themselves.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2026

Fans of codebreaking, maths and brainteasers can now try their hand at the latest cryptic Christmas challenge set by GCHQ, the UK's intelligence agency.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

The deals will give Peacock and Hulu customers access to older episodes of the shows, enabling viewers to binge on the brainteasers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025

I tested ChatGPT on a handful of text-based brainteasers described by Gardner or a 2014 tribute to his work by mathematician Colm Mulcahy and computer scientist Dana Richards in Scientific American.

From Scientific American • May 25, 2023

In my book Mathematics and Humor I tried to show that both activities are forms of intellectual play, which often find common ground in brainteasers, puzzles, games, and paradoxes.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos