A.J. Jacobs
@ajjacobs
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Bestselling author, journalist, TED talker, human guinea pig, overthanker, and your cousin. NEW #thepuzzlerbook about solving the hardest puzzles in the world.
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Here’s a little thread on a $10,000 contest I’m involved in (which you can still enter at ). And how it grew into something beyond my wildest ayahuasca-fueled dreams. (Disclaimer:I’ve never tried ayahuasca, so maybe I'd have imagined it if I’d done a bunch)
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Here’s some math: Two brilliant mathematicians + one slightly-above-average puzzle-solver = an exciting event tonight! I’m having a virtual conversation with
@stevenstrogatz
and Peter Winkler for the Museum of Math tonight at 6:30 pm ET.
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Thank you
@Robynw414
for supporting both me and my wife! My son has a track meet coming up in case you want to come cheer him on! PS I love your puzzles
@watsonhunts
When you're reading The Puzzler by
@ajjacobs
(because you make puzzles-- but also because it's a great book) and learn that the author's wife is the President of Watson Adventures while you're wearing your Watson Adventures shirt!
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We were delighted to talk to the outstanding
@ajjacobs
about puzzles ordinary and spiritual, who gives us solutions to all our puzzles and/or woes:
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A.J. Jacobs Retweeted
This week, we welcome
@ajjacobs
and
@gregpliska
to the show to discuss their new book, "The Puzzler" (). Also: Sondheim lyrics, time traveling, and a new contest crossword at • Show link:
#crossword
#podcast
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A.J. Jacobs Retweeted
⏰Today's Plan:
9AM PT: Choreographer Alonzo King joins to talk 40 years of
@LinesBallet
9:30AM:
@seanhayesmusic
joins us in the studio to play live music from his new album
10AM:
@ajjacobs
talks
#puzzles
of all kinds🧩
📻 Listen at 88.5FM or online:
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Originally, I figured the $10,000 I took from my advance would be a loss leader. But it'll probably just be a loss. But that’s ok. It will, I hope, spread the love of puzzling. And I feel okay boasting about it, because I didn’t create the puzzles. Go forth and solve!
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There are currently more than 1,300 contestants (including at least one billionaire!). But it’s not too late to join – you can catch up on the previously released puzzles at your leisure. Even if you don’t win the money, I recommend it. The aha moments are worth more than $10K.
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Thanks to the devious geniuses who wrote the puzzles:
@gregpliska
,
@mattgruskin
, Guy Jacobson, Tanis O’Connor and Max Woghiren/
@mbingo
. As well as the many puzzle testers. And to Joseph Hinson and Joshua Kennedy for building the website.
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ALSO: No purchase necessary, must be at least 18 and a US resident to win. You don’t have to buy the book. The intro is free on the website. Otherwise it might be considered an illegal lottery, and I would be spending time at Rikers Island.
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Here’s another, a baffling twist on Wordle. (It's interactive, so you have to solve it on the site)
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The theme is great historical puzzlers, so the first puzzle is this one, an homage to Arthur Wynne, inventor of the crossword.
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