Today’s Daily Brain Teaser (Sep 04, 2015)

Odd Two Out

In this teaser, you have to find the odd ones out in the groups of words. BUT WAIT! There’s a catch. Each group of words has TWO words which do not belong. Can you find them both?

EXAMPLE:

Lily – Jane – Tulip – Rose

Jane does not belong as it’s the only one which is not a flower.

Tulip also does not belong because it’s the only one which is not a girl’s name.

You’re on your own for the rest!

1. Aqua – Hazel – Willow – Cherry

2. Cat – Sword – Hamster – Dog

3. Prince – Double – Queen – King

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Today’s Daily Trivia Quiz (Sep 04, 2015)

German Colors
Take this quiz to test your knowledge of basic colors in German using the masculine/singular form of each German word.

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Today’s Daily Trivia Quiz (Sep 04, 2015)

German Colors
Take this quiz to test your knowledge of basic colors in German using the masculine/singular form of each German word.

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Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Ineluctable

in-e-luc-ta-ble

adj :: Not to be avoided, changed, or resisted.

“Those war plans rested on a belief in the ineluctable superiority of the offense over the defense” –Jack Beatty

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Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Ineluctable

in-e-luc-ta-ble

adj :: Not to be avoided, changed, or resisted.

“Those war plans rested on a belief in the ineluctable superiority of the offense over the defense” –Jack Beatty

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Creativity : Alternate Solutions II

Earlier, we talked about how thinking of alternate solutions to a problem can help you find creative ways to solve it. Here’s an exercise to help you practice this technique.

Imagine that you’re a detective. Try to solve the case by coming up with at least 10 different explanations for the following situations.

1. A shopping cart full of hay is found in an alley.

2. You wake up to notice that a blue X has been drawn on your ceiling.

3. The grass was mowed yesterday, but it’s already 5 inches high.

Come up with your own strange situation, then try to think of 10 creative explanations.

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Memory : Cramming

Cramming for a test usually results in very short lived learning. After cramming, you can almost feel the material leaking out of your brain! This is because you have under-learned the topic and your mind has very little reinforcement of the facts.

Suppose that you study something just to the point where you can recall it without aid and let’s say that this takes 1 hour. These facts have barely made it into your long-term memory. If you want to keep them there, you’ll need reinforce them with a little over-learning. Aiming for at least 50% over-learning will give you a much better chance at recalling the facts correctly. 50% over-learning in this case would be an additional 30 minutes of study.

Over-learning can also increase your confidence in the material, which has been shown to improve recall.

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There is a microorganism, globally spread but especially in warm…

There is a microorganism, globally spread but especially in warm fresh water in the American Southeast, which swims up your nose and attacks your brain and spinal fluid. You present, at first, with cold symptoms. From that point you have about a week to correctly diagnose it (which requires a spinal tap) before you paralyze […]

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