Think Twice - Solve the Simple Puzzles (Almost) Everyone Gets Wrong

''A brilliant collection of puzzles. Never has getting the answer wrong felt so good!'' G.T. Karber, author of MURDLE *** From Alex Bellos, creator or the Guardian ''s Monday Puzzle *** I hope you get every puzzle in this book wrong. I''m being honest. The more you answer incorrectly, the more fun you will have . . . Guardian puzzle master Alex Bellos knows better than anyone that the puzzles we find irresistible are the ones that deceive us. Those that seem blindingly, obviously simple - and yet we can''t help but get wrong. These 70 confounding puzzles - which Alex has scoured from across psychology, mathematics, statistics, physics, geography, the science of perception and more - are guaranteed to catch you off guard. But why are you getting them wrong? And how can you get them right? In Think Twice , Alex delights in tripping us up and then returning us to our feet, explaining how these puzzles work, the biases holding us back - and how to train your brain to avoid being hoodwinked again. Think once and you will stumble. Think twice an d you are in with a chance. Now that you''ve been warned, can you prove Alex wrong?

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alex Bellos
• Editore: Square Peg
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.08.2024
• EAN: 9781529934793
• ISBN: 978-1-5299-3479-3
• Pagine: 208
• Dimensioni: 135 mm x 185 mm x 20 mm
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Hobby, casa > Giochi, quiz; NON-CLASSIFIABLE, SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Memory Improvement, EDUCATION / Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Gift books, game theory, Puzzles and quizzes, GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Logic & Brain Teasers, Memory improvement and thinking techniques, Gift and novelty books / items