Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Jul 05, 2013)

Four Houses at an Intersection



At a + shaped intersection, four different-coloured houses are at the four corners of the intersection so that each house is separated by a road. All you know about the colours of the houses is:



1. The blue house is directly north of the purple house.



2. The orange house is directly west of the green house.



What colours are the two houses that are across the road from the green house?





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Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (Jul 05, 2013)

Jonny Quest

Jonny Quest was a clever kid who experienced adventure all over the world in this popular 1960's animated TV show. See what you remember about this brave youngster and his pals.



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Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Supine

su-pine



adj. :: Lying on the back, or with the face upward.



adj. :: Negligent; heedless; indolent; listless.



"This whale is not dead; he is only dispirited; out of sorts, perhaps; hypochondriac; and so supine, that the hinges of his jaw have relaxed, leaving him there in that ungainly sort of plight, a reproach to all his tribe, who must, no doubt, imprecate lock-jaws upon him." --Melville, Herman

Creativity : "Creativity" by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Drawing on nearly one hundred interviews with creative people in every field and thirty years of research on the subject of creativity, Professor Csikszentmihalyi uses his famous "Flow" theory to explain the creative process and show how creativity can enrich all of us.



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Memory : Unconscious Learning

There is no evidence that significant learning can occur if you are not consciously aware of the process. Thus, learning while in deep sleep is not possible. Learning when you are barely asleep is possible, but it isn't very efficient because it's difficult to avoid waking up or falling into deep sleep. In any case, learning during light sleep only works for simple facts and the facts must be reinforced while awake.



Some studies show that you remember less if you study shortly after waking up, so it might be a good idea to give yourself some extra time in the morning before doing any memory-intensive tasks. Other studies show that people can remember information better if they go to sleep immediately after studying it. Perhaps this is because the mind continues to process the information during sleep.



Additionally, numerous studies have shown that you cannot remember material if it is presented in a subliminal manner. So, subliminal learning and subliminal advertising is not effective. When it comes down to it, there is no shortcut to learning the old fashioned way.

Hall: Stamps QB Drew Tate has that 'it' factor that produces wins - Calgary Herald

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Hall: Stamps QB Drew Tate has that 'it' factor that produces wins - Calgary Herald

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'Dots: A Game About Connecting' Review - Links Puzzles and Presentation - Touch Arcade

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'Dots: A Game About Connecting' Review - Links Puzzles and Presentation Touch Arcade Dots: A Game About Connecting [Free] is what happens when a visual designer plays games like Puzzle Craft and thinks, “I'd really like to do something like that, but I have some ideas on what I'd do differently.” There's some sort of primal attraction ...

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Daily Sudoku: Fri 5-Jul-2013

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Daily Monster Sudoku: Fri 5-Jul-2013

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Daily Squiggly Sudoku: Fri 5-Jul-2013

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Capital Quiz: Friday, July 5 - The Dominion Post

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Movie Review: 'The Way Way Back' - Get The Big Picture

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In Head-Hunting, Big Data May Not Be Such a Big Deal - New York Times

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How Many Black Spots?

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Check this modern version of “Black Spots” illusion, how many black spots can you spot? The spiral, which is consisted of famous illusory pattern known to produce things that actually aren’t there, wraps around a pole painted in more subtle illusion – one we also featured at some point in our history. Let’s see what you think of this one!

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Google Finally Admits That Its Infamous Brainteasers Were Completely Useless ... - The Atlantic

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Why Google Stopped Asking Job Applicants to Answer Impossible Brainteasers - Mashable

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Limbo May Be the Creepiest iOS Game Ever - Mashable

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