The Crafty Puzzles Company: 07/09/13

Tuesday 9 July 2013

Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Jul 10, 2013)

Double Riddle

Here's a riddle you can solve with ease.

You have to think, but if you are wise,

Take note of the special words I use.

You must use your ears and not your eyes.

It's one of a kind, no debt it owes.

What's unique? The answer you must seize.

Although it would help to see some jays,

I'm not talking of the birds and bees.

As you search through two not seven seas,

Note each line ends like a pair of peas.

Don't wait to answer, there are no queues.

You should know by now, I'm such a tease.

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Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (Jul 10, 2013)

Irreplaceable

See how much you know about this Beyonce song.

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Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Paroxysm

par-ox-ysm

noun :: The fit, attack, or exacerbation, of a disease that occurs at intervals, or has decided remissions or intermissions.

noun :: Any sudden and violent emotion; spasmodic passion or action; a convulsion; a fit.

"And as they obeyed, Michael strained backward in a paroxysm of rage, making fierce short jumps to the end of the tether as he snarled and growled with utmost fierceness at the steward." --London, Jack

Creativity : Boundaries of Knowledge

A creative idea is one that somehow changes the existing knowledge of a particular field. This field may be anything from art to science to politics to sports. Before a person is capable of contributing a creative idea that advances our knowledge, that person must obtain mastery of the existing knowledge in that field. If a person has never studied physics, then they are not going to be able to come up with a creative idea in that field. Einstein was an expert in physics, which enabled him to push past the boundaries of knowledge and come up with creative thoughts that advanced our culture.

The more society learns about a field, the more difficult it becomes for an individual to master that area of knowledge. As a result, as society progresses, it takes more education for someone to get to the point where they are pushing the boundaries of knowledge. Albert Einstein had to learn more than Isaac Newton and current physicists will have to learn more than Einstein.

Because it takes longer to master the knowledge of mature fields, creativity is more likely to occur in new fields that require less effort to master or in the crossover between two unrelated fields. For example, biology and engineering are both mature fields of knowledge. Some creative people started producing ideas that merged the two disciplines and now we have a new field called "bioengineering" which is ripe for having lots of creative ideas.

Memory : Memory Blocking

Have you ever had the experience where you knew that you knew a piece of information but you couldn't get at it because some other memory was in the way? Maybe you were trying to remember someone's name, and the wrong answer kept popping into your head. This is called blocking and occurs when incorrect information obscures what you are trying to remember. This type of memory problem becomes more common with age.

This usually happens with memories that share the same semantic space in the brain. For example, a grandmother needs to remember the names of all of her grandchildren. Her brain stores all these names in a similar way and uses similar associations to recall them. This is why she may call her grandchildren by the wrong name by accident. The memories of the names are so close together that the wrong answer sometimes gets in the way.

Luckily, a blocked memory can usually be retrieved within a few minutes. It usually pops into your head as soon as you stop trying to remember.

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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06 December 2007: Thames Gateway Brain Teaser - Linex Legal (press release) (registration)

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Capital Quiz: Wednesday, July 10 - The Dominion Post

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Brain games throughout your lifespan are most healthy! - Dallas Morning News (blog)

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Daily Sudoku: Wed 10-Jul-2013

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Daily Monster Sudoku: Wed 10-Jul-2013

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Daily Squiggly Sudoku: Wed 10-Jul-2013

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Classes aim to help seniors keep mind fresh, fit - TriValley Central

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Westlife Star Shane Filan Debuts Solo Single 'Everything To Me' (LISTEN) - Entertainmentwise

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'Grand Theft Auto V' Teaser Gives First Look at Enormous Open World - Mashable

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Local museum showcases Art Deco from Japan - The Patriot Talon

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Walking Dead: 400 Days' terrible burden of choice - VG247

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A game about finding secrets. - GameDev.net

A game about finding secrets.

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... of the game. There are 5 art types namely crayon art style, water color art, black and white art, Glow art and doodle art. Each of these art styles serve a purpose in the game. For example, Crayon art allow's you to draw objects and color them to ...

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