Brain Workout

Challenging puzzles to sharpen your mind, improve your memory, and keep your brain fit.

by Marcel Danesi, Ph.D.

The Appeal of Sudoku

By Marcel Danesi, Ph.D. on June 19, 2009 in Brain Workout

In the winter of 2005, I was in my office early in the morning preparing my classes ahead of me when I got an unexpected call from a reporter at the Associated Press who, having read my book The Puzzle Instinct, wanted to gauge my opinion on a new puzzle craze that was spreading throughout the world-Sudoku. I had to humbly admit that I had never heard of Sudoku. Read More

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Marcel Danesi, Ph.D., is a professor of semiotics and anthropology at Victoria College, University of Toronto. His books include The Puzzle Instinct and The Total Brain Workout.

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