Games Bracket City is an addictive new word puzzle game Ellsworth Toohey

brain teasers This addictive Morse code game is the new Wordle you never knew you needed Ellsworth Toohey

optical illusions Brain-bending experiment reveals why kids struggle with writing Mark Frauenfelder

animation Dudolf's adorable seek-and-find drawings hurt my brain Gail Sherman

puzzles This multiple choice probability puzzle has been causing arguments for years Mark Frauenfelder

puzzles Can you solve the "infinite gold" math puzzle Mark Frauenfelder

useful stuff Excellent cheap puzzle book: The Moscow Puzzles: 359 Mathematical Recreations Mark Frauenfelder

brain teasers Challenge — can you get these cups unstuck? Mark Frauenfelder

math How many triangles do you see? David Pescovitz

brain teasers Can you figure out what number comes next? Carla Sinclair

brain teasers Puzzle – how to ensure you get the quarter, not the penny Mark Frauenfelder

puzzles Can you solve the seven planets riddle? David Pescovitz

puzzles Can we wrap a 1x1x1 cube with the blue 3×3 piece of paper, cutting along some edges without disconnecting it? Mark Frauenfelder

puzzles Can you solve the virus riddle? Mark Frauenfelder

puzzles A hat puzzle Mark Frauenfelder

brain teasers Brain teaser: draw a cross inside the grid Mark Frauenfelder

brain teasers Puzzle: The Candy Thief Mark Frauenfelder

math The best place to sit in a "suicide circle" if you really don't want to die Mark Frauenfelder

puzzles The best book of physics brain teasers Mark Frauenfelder

puzzles The Missing Dollar puzzle from Martin Gardner's Aha! Gotcha book series Mark Frauenfelder