And puzzles almost present a platonic ideal of that experience," Jacobs told The Sunday Magazine host Piya Chattopadhyay. Jacobs is the author of the new book, The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life. But he argues that if you stop and look closer, puzzles can go far beyond cubes, words and numbers. Stacy Costa, a puzzle expert at the University of Toronto, says puzzles can help improve your mind, but you have to challenge yourself. In doing research for his book, he explored all sides of the Rubik's cube that is the world of puzzles.

Source: CBC News May 29, 2022 23:01 UTC