Logic
12 posts in Logic.
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Introducing Hyperkai – A Hyperbolic Puzzle Game
Hyperkai is an original game concept: a single-player game played on a two-dimensional board in hyperbolic space. The game is currently available as a beta preview on hyperkai.io.
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“The Hardest Logic Puzzle Ever”
There is a logic puzzle so difficult that it has been called ‘the hardest logic puzzle ever’ by professional logicians.
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Fictitious Fast Food – A Puzzle from Mental Mosaics
I’d like to share an interesting, intermediate level puzzle I created for my book Mental Mosaics.
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Introducing Hexakai – A Sudoku-Inspired Game of Hexagons
I’m happy to announce that, after weeks of design and development, my new game Hexakai is ready!
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A Curious Greeting – A Puzzle from Mental Mosaics
I’d like to share a small but interesting puzzle from my new book Mental Mosaics: A Unique Collection of 200 Puzzles on Logic, Lies, and the Limitless. This puzzle is called “A Curious Greeting” and…
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Can You Beat the 2-4-6 Logic Test?
I’m currently in the process of planning out my next book, which will focus on creative logical thinking. I’ve spent the last few weeks reading psychological studies that test how well people think…
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Maps and Models Are Not Really Reality
I recently came across this quote and find it to be quite interesting. It expresses an idea that many of us have considered at one point or another in an short, elegant fashion. I’d like to spend a…
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Method Matters is Live!
I’m happy to announce that my book Method Matters: A Practical Guide to Achieving Your Goals Through Critical Thinking is live on Amazon!
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Being Right Doesn’t Mean You Were Right
Have you ever been in a situation where a friend makes a questionable decision based on poor reasoning, only for that decision to prove to be the correct one? Such situations can be mildly infuriating…
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How to Update Your Beliefs Mathematically
A few months ago, I read Steven Pinker’s book “Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters.” This book gives a bird’s eye view of the landscape of rationality, dedicating one chapter…
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The Differences Between Logic and Reasoning
When I first began planning the contents of my book Method Matters, I spent a great deal of time weighing the costs and benefits of including a chapter that focuses purely on logic. The terms logic…
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Design Patterns in the Context of Logical Reasoning
There is a concept called design patterns that exists in multiple industries. Generally speaking, a design pattern is a conceptual solution to a particular kind of problem that can be re-used across…