Author: Larry Campbell
Rowboats in the Fog: Teaching Morality?
Have you ever felt like you were in the middle of a large fog-covered pond, in a row-boat with only one oar attached? There’s this distinct feeling that you’re not getting anywhere, but you’re not sure. This is how I feel after reading the USA Today Viewpoint which appeared in the News-Leader on Sunday Aug […]
Summary: Solutions and Solvers: Summer ’23 (and ’19) BTs
Summer ’23 (and ’19) Brain Teasers – SUMMARY REMINDERS: Answers in red. Solvers (submitted/correct) in blue. (Forgive any omissions, but feel free to inform.) Comments in green. For further elaboration, please feel free to ask! A man is walking his three dogs when he meets his brother who is walking his two dogs. How many […]
Pass-Code Hints?
Number One Seller!
Brain Teasers – Sep/Oct 2019
NOTE: Newest BTs in red, Bonuses in blue, comments in green, updates in purple. I recently cleaned out my MSU ‘Emeritus’ office (whew!). I found two items tacked to a bulletin board. One was Hampton’s Travel Tips #628. The other was a coupon for a drawing, and was numbered 9998896. Knowing my fascination with numbers, why […]
Rejuvenate Skin?
A General Course in Problem Solving?
The e-mail arrived after my last column (Chapter and Verse). Referring to that column, the reader essentially asked, “Would you advocate a Problem Solving 101 course in high school and/or college?” He was referring to ‘more than a math class’, though that connection was also mentioned. This is a fun-but-complicated question to explore. On the […]
