Headscratchers: The New Scientist Puzzle Book

(Paperback, Main)

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This highly engaging collection of 70 puzzles comes from the popular weekly column in New Scientistmagazine. You'll find puzzles that are great for sharing with friends at a pub, problems drawn fromreal-life situations, games with intriguing strategies, and puzzles with such creative andwhimsical storylines that they need to be explained to be believed.

With the solutions you'll read the untold back stories behind the puzzles, and a fascinatingexploration of related puzzles and mathematical ideas. You'll learn why a particular puzzleadaptation involved talking to an expert in sheep genetics, which solution was thought up by theBBC Radio 5 Drive team, and outside-the-box solutions to apparently straightforwardchallenges. This book is a must for any lover of puzzles or recreational mathematics.

Reviews

A marvellous miscellany of mysteries -- Simon Singh
The ultimate collection of modern puzzles [...] Hours of arguing and puzzling. I loved it. -- Matt Parker

Author Bio

Rob Eastaway is the puzzle advisor for New Scientist's puzzle column. He is the author of severalbestselling books on everday maths, including Maths On The Back of an Envelope, Why do Buses Comein Threes and Maths for Mums and Dads. He lives in London.

Brian Hobbs is the host of the acclaimed podcast Brain Drop Puzzles. His puzzles also appearfrequently in New Scientist. He lives near Dallas, Texas.