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This Thursday is Pi Day, the one day of the year devoted to a mathematical constant (it also happens to be Einstein’s birthday). We all learned as kids about how special pi is and have since accepted its cultural status as a geeky totem and a number worth celebrating. But perhaps we should revisit pi through the jaded lens of adulthood. The circumference of a circle is always 3.14… times its diameter. Big whoop! The perimeter of a square is four times its side length, but we don’t assign special significance to the number…

It’s been a good week for rescues. Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On is no longer exclusive to Apple Arcade, Ninja Five-O has been saved from the clutches of eBay, and Picross S+ is about to free a bunch of puzzles that were previously only on Nintendo 3DS. Jupiter Corporation revealed the latest entry in the Picross S series on February 21, following the act of nine Picross S entries with Picross S+. Set to launch on February 29, 2024, the latest entry comes with 300 puzzles — 150 Picross and 150 Mega Picrcoss — from the…

Tokyo Metropolitan University researchers have made a significant breakthrough in understanding the use of Stone Age tools by crafting replicas and using them in various tasks. Their findings reveal that specific macroscopic and microscopic wear patterns can indicate whether tools were used for wood-felling or other purposes. Credit: SciTechDaily.comUsed stone edges might help illuminate timber use by early humans.Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University crafted replica Stone Age tools and used them for a range of…

There’s nothing wrong with having different interests from your significant other. For one, having separate hobbies from your partner allows you to grow as a person and try new things. Therapists even claim that couples who share too much in common often become bored in the relationship.But redditor MotherNegotiation42’s husband wasn’t exactly supportive of her separate activities. He would often make snarky comments about her staying at home and working on her prized puzzles. Recently, they had an intense fight about…

How well can AI models solve (and create) rebus puzzles?Continue reading on Towards Data Science » How well can AI models solve (and create) rebus puzzles?Continue reading on Towards Data Science » FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of…

Alicia and Bruno are each given a different natural number in secret (1 is the smallest natural number, 2 is the second smallest, and so on). They are then tasked with guessing which of them has the larger number. The following conversation ensues:Alicia: I don’t know who has the bigger number.Bruno: I don’t know either.Alicia: Upon further reflection, I remain ignorant.Bruno: Alas, I’m still unsure too.Alicia: Now that you say that, I actually know which of us has the bigger number!Bruno: Cool! In that case, I know what…

If you find unpacking satisfying and oddly soothing this game is for you. As you may have guessed, the aim of Unpacking is to unpack a character’s belongings and find a place for them in her new home. So on one level, Unpacking is simply a block-fitting puzzle game. But it also reveals a story with every new item you unpack, which makes it a unique and surprisingly immersive game that’s ideal if you’ve been looking for a puzzle game with a difference. Unpacking was created by Witch Beam, an independent game studio based…

If you're following the main story quests in Disney Dreamlight Valley's A Rift in Time expansion, you'll eventually come across the Cave of Wonders. When entering, you'll find that there are multiple mirror puzzles inside that need to be solved to open the doors leading to the Jewel of Time. Here's how to make it to the end of the Cave of Wonder.How to solve the Cave of Wonder puzzles in Disney Dreamlight ValleyThe Cave of Wonders entranceInside the first room of the Cave of Wonders, take a left and clear…

We love puzzle games. But the ones that have countdowns or add extra stress just don't hit the spot if you want to find the best games to soothe yourself, calm down, or to get in the zone. That's why we love recommending mobile games like I Love Hue, which is an incredibly comforting color puzzle for iPhone and iPad. Today, we've got a similar App of the Day suggestion for those who may not be interested in building abstract color spectrums but want to try their hand at building tiny towns instead.The Teeny Tiny Town app…

Image: Photo: Shutterstock Graphics: GizmodoHere’s a mind-blowing geography fact: The northernmost part of Brazil is closer to Canada than it is to the southernmost part of Brazil. Facts like this partly speak to truly unusual geographical features of Earth (like Brazil’s massive land area) but also to how warped our perception can be of our own home. We’ve grown so accustomed to seeing 2D rectangular maps in classrooms, on Risk boards, and on Sporcle quizzes, that we sometimes forget how disfigured they are. We live on a…