Episode 246 - AJ Jacobs: The Puzzler
Today's Guest is AJ Jacobs, author of The Puzzler: One Max's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life. Max and AJ talk about what he's learned about puzzles on the way, the benefits and strategies of problem solving, and finally wade into the sleeping beauty problem probability controversy.
AJ Jacobs
Author, Lecturer and Editor at Large at Esquire Magazine
Author of The Puzzler One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
Links
The New York Times - How to Solve The New York Times Crossword
The New York Times - Games
Parade Magazine - Marilyn vos Savant
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