Want to stretch your kids' critical thinking abilities? Logic puzzles are great problem-solving activities that teach logical reasoning, organizational skills, and critical thinking. Our logic puzzles ...

Jack Murtagh is a freelance math writer and puzzle creator. He writes a column on mathematical curiosities for Scientific ...

Math is not everyone's favorite, understandably. Hours of math homework and difficult equations can make anyone sour on the subject. But when math problems are outside of a school setting, there's no ...

As an academic discipline, logic is the study of reasoning. Logic puzzles, therefore, involve making a series of inferences and assessing them using reasoning. Easier logic puzzles for kids tend to ...

Brain teasers are fun little puzzles that make you think in different ways. They might look simple at first, but they often have a twist that surprises you. Solving them gives your brain a good ...

In 1996, the mathematical logician George Boolos (above) published a paper describing “the hardest logic puzzle ever” which he attributed to the logician Raymond Smullyan. The puzzle has gained much ...

Last week, we asked you to solve ‘The Hardest Logic Puzzle In The World.” This week, we’re asking you to do it again – with a brand new puzzle. Let me begin by stating the obvious: The notion that any ...