Book:Jeremy Stangroom/Einstein's Riddle

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Jeremy Stangroom: Einstein's Riddle: Riddles, Paradoxes, and Conundrums to Stretch Your Mind

Published $\text {2009}$, Bloomsbury

ISBN 1-59691-665-6


Contents

Think Riddles are Easy?
Logic and Probability
Einstein's Riddle
Ferrari or Goat? The Monty Hall Problem
Bertrand's Box
Boy Or Girl Puzzle
How Old Are They?
When Reasoning Goes Wrong
Elementary, My Dear Wason
What Does Mary Do?
The Gambling Mistake
The Thieving Clown
The Disappearing Dollar
The Real World
The Prisoner's Dilemma
The Dollar Auction
The Gambler's Fallacy
Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics
The Paradox of Deterrence
The Paradox of Jurisdiction
Motion, Infinity, and Vagueness
Bald Man Logic
Dolly' Cat and the Ship of Theseus
Hotel Infinity
Zeno and the Three-Legged Race
Philosophical Conundrums
The Librarian's Dilemma
The Liar's Paradox
St. Petersburg Paradox
Paradox of the Court
Buridan's Ass
Paradoxical All The Way Down
Newcomb's Paradox
The Surprise Party
The Lottery Paradox
The Sleeping Beauty Paradox
Solutions