Puzzles such as crosswords and sudoku may train your brain but apparently they have the added effect of adding inches to your waist.
Researchers found that people given puzzles and exercise sessions performed less well in the physical activity than people who just exercised. They concluded that time spent on puzzles drained willpower, the same stuff required to complete the puzzles was also needed to help you workout at the gym.
I conclude that hours spent sitting on your bum doing said puzzles probably contribute to the bulge also?Puzzles such as crosswords and sudoku may train your brain but apparently they have... more
Have you ever solved a Sudoku? Yeah? Great. Have you ever seen a robot made of Legos solve a Sudoku? Didn’t think so.Have you ever solved a Sudoku? Yeah? Great. Have you ever seen a robot made of Legos... more
This might not be the most awesome Lego Mindstorms puzzle-solving robot on the planet - there's one that can solve a Rubik's Cube - but it can't be far off.
Sadly it appears to take longer than me to complete this sample puzzle...This might not be the most awesome Lego Mindstorms puzzle-solving robot on the planet... more
A math-based game that has taken the world by storm with its ability to delight and puzzle may now be poised to revolutionize the fast-changing world of genome sequencing and the field of medical genetics, suggests a new report by a team of scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL).
Combining a 2,000-year-old Chinese math theorem with concepts from cryptology, the CSHL scientists have devised "DNA Sudoku." The strategy allows tens of thousands of DNA samples to be combined, and their sequences – the order in which the letters of the DNA alphabet (A, T, G, and C) line up in the genome – to be determined all at once.
This achievement is in stark contrast to past approaches that allowed only a single DNA sample to be sequenced at a time. It also significantly improves upon current approaches that, at best, can combine hundreds of samples for sequencing.
"In theory, it is possible to use the Sudoku method to sequence more than a hundred thousand DNA samples," says CSHL Professor Gregory Hannon, Ph.D., a genomics expert and leader of the team that invented the "Sudoku" approach. At that level of efficiency, it promises to reduce costs dramatically. A sequencing project that costs upwards of $10 million using conventional methods may be accomplished for $50,000 to $80,000 using DNA Sudoku, he estimates.
(more at link)A math-based game that has taken the world by storm with its ability to delight and... more
Money can be tight and extra cash often seems a fantasy. But if you skip that afternoon latte or bring lunch from home once a week for a month, you can have a guilt-free date with Andrew Jackson--you know, that guy on the $20 bill. Where would you go and what would you do? Here are some ideas to get you started.
$20 artisan card Extra Cash friends gift handycrafts investor kids mail money romance sightseeing sudoku Things thrifty wellnessMoney can be tight and extra cash often seems a fantasy. But if you skip that... more
A judge in Australia has halted a drug conspiracy trial after some jurors were found playing the puzzle game Sudoku while evidence was being presented.
The judge was tipped off after jurors were seen writing vertically, rather than horizontally. Until then the judge had simply assumed they were taking notes while evidence was being given.A judge in Australia has halted a drug conspiracy trial after some jurors were found... more
A three-month drugs trial involving over 100 witnesses and costing half a million pounds has been thrown out of court after members of the jury pleaded guilty to curing their boredom by doing sudoku puzzles .
Apparently, the Jury' forewoman admitted that her and a few others had been trying to crack the puzzle games since the second week of the trial, claiming that it had helped keep her mind 'busy'.
Just can't get the staff nowadays.
A three-month drugs trial involving over 100 witnesses and costing half a million... more
A man dubbed the 'Tree Man of Java' is planning to get married after 4lb of bark were cut away. Following a series of operations to cut away the tree-like growths, he can see the outline of his toes for the first time. He has also become a sudoko addict now he can hold a pen.A man dubbed the 'Tree Man of Java' is planning to get married after 4lb of bark were... more
