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fromA Philosopher's Blog
1 day ago

Brain Games Revisited

The research showed that the commercial brain training games had no meaningful impact. While people do get better at the games, this is most likely due to familiarity.
Philosophy
#duolingo
fromInc
4 days ago
Graphic design

Duolingo Won the Internet With Chaos. Now Its CMO Says It's Time to Rein It In

Graphic design
fromInc
4 days ago

Duolingo Won the Internet With Chaos. Now Its CMO Says It's Time to Rein It In

Duolingo is shifting its marketing strategy from chaotic antics to a more balanced approach.
Marketing
fromAol
5 days ago

Duolingo dials back its 'unhinged' marketing

Duolingo is shifting its marketing strategy from absurdist humor to a more balanced approach, focusing on user-generated content and creator partnerships.
Marketing
fromwww.businessinsider.com
5 days ago

Duolingo dials back its 'unhinged' marketing

Duolingo is shifting its marketing strategy from absurdist humor to a more balanced approach, focusing on user-generated content and creator partnerships.
#crossword
Writing
fromVulture
5 days ago

An Existential Crisis in the Crossword Community

A printing error in the Sunday New York Times crossword puzzle caused confusion and frustration among solvers.
Writing
fromVulture
5 days ago

An Existential Crisis in the Crossword Community

A printing error in the Sunday New York Times crossword puzzle caused confusion and frustration among solvers.
Humor
fromKotaku
6 days ago

I Love This 'Game Show' That's Basically Dropout For Word Nerds

Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee combines comedy and spelling in a unique format, gaining popularity through its entertaining and chaotic approach.
#crossword-puzzles
Boston food
fromGothamist
1 week ago

Why Paolo Pasco, a Brooklyn crossword champion, thinks the puzzles are blowing up

The American Crossword Puzzle Tournament will move to Philadelphia in 2027 due to increased attendance and growth in popularity.
Boston food
fromGothamist
1 week ago

Why Paolo Pasco, a Brooklyn crossword champion, thinks the puzzles are blowing up

The American Crossword Puzzle Tournament will move to Philadelphia in 2027 due to increased attendance and growth in popularity.
Digital life
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

This May Be Low-Key the Hardest Time to Decode Slang

Slang evolves rapidly, reflecting youth identity and social connection, and serves as a cultural password for belonging among generations.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

AI learns language from skewed sources. That could change how we humans speak and think | Bruce Schneier

Large language models limit human language representation, risking changes in communication and thought patterns due to increased AI-generated text exposure.
Typography
fromMedium
3 weeks ago

AI is rewriting the rules. Language is following.

The word 'delve' has surged in usage due to AI's influence on language and communication patterns.
Board games
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

We've gone mad for puzzles. This makes sense it's reassuring to have answers in these perplexing times | Joseph de Weck

Puzzle games have surged in popularity, providing mental stimulation and a sense of peace amid the chaos of modern life.
Games
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Wordle inventor gets ahead of the game | Letters

Josh Wardle continues to create games, demonstrating the importance of ongoing creativity beyond initial success.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Don't stop at Duolingo, set realistic goals, balance skills: how to start learning a new language

Learning a new language not only makes you look cool, it also allows you to familiarize yourself with another culture, connect with new people and enjoy a wider variety of art and media.
Online learning
Typography
fromPsychology Today
4 weeks ago

Change-a-Letter Puzzles Reveal How Meaning Emerges

Meanings of words exist within an interdependent system, as demonstrated by Change-a-Letter puzzles that show how meaning emerges relationally.
#linkedin
Board games
fromEntrepreneur
3 weeks ago

He's LinkedIn's First Puzzlemaster. Here's How His Games Benefit Their Business - and Your Brain.

LinkedIn has appointed Thomas Snyder as its first principal puzzlemaster to enhance user engagement through daily puzzles.
Board games
fromwww.businessinsider.com
4 weeks ago

Meet the three-time world Sudoku champ behind LinkedIn's daily puzzles

LinkedIn hired a Sudoku champion to create engaging puzzles, aiming to enhance user interaction and foster connections on the platform.
Board games
fromEntrepreneur
3 weeks ago

He's LinkedIn's First Puzzlemaster. Here's How His Games Benefit Their Business - and Your Brain.

LinkedIn has appointed Thomas Snyder as its first principal puzzlemaster to enhance user engagement through daily puzzles.
Board games
fromwww.businessinsider.com
4 weeks ago

Meet the three-time world Sudoku champ behind LinkedIn's daily puzzles

LinkedIn hired a Sudoku champion to create engaging puzzles, aiming to enhance user interaction and foster connections on the platform.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The Wordle guy's latest move tells us a lot about modern-day ambition

Wardle is back to try his luck again. The jury is out on whether this is admirable or greedy, brave or foolish. It does seem to suggest that there are two types of people in this realm: the haves and the have-yachts, if you will.
Writing
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago

Can you solve these language puzzles? Test your skills with these problems from North America's biggest linguistics competition

Computational linguistics is a two-way street: You're either using a computer to do things with human language or communicate or translate or teach a foreign language, or you're using computational techniques to learn something about human languages. Her work documenting and preserving endangered languages uses a little bit of both.
Education
Games
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Wordle's creator made a fun new puzzle game

Installer No. 119 features curated tech products and media recommendations including a new Sonos speaker, Apple history book, and Parseword game from Wordle's creator.
Games
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Parseword: Is Wordle creator's new game too much of a chin-scratcher' to go viral?

Josh Wardle created Parseword, a digital adaptation of cryptic crosswords designed to make the traditionally complex puzzle format accessible to a broader audience beyond dedicated enthusiasts.
#word-puzzle
San Francisco
fromDefector
3 months ago

The Crossword, Jan. 26: Nailbiter (Themeless) | Defector

A challenging themeless crossword by Rafael Musa, edited by Hoang-Kim Vu, appears in Defector crosswords with tricky clues, playful wordplay, and weekly AVCX partnership.
fromDefector
1 month ago

Competitive Scrabble Is A Lexical Shitshow | Defector

Under an oak-beamed ceiling on the top floor of one of Washington, D.C.'s coolest museums, Planet Word, more than 90 kids gathered last April to vie for $5,000 and youth Scrabble bragging rights. The North American School Scrabble Championship is serious business. The No. 1 high-school seed was ranked in the top 150 of all players in the U.S. and Canada.
Games
Silicon Valley
fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago

Psychology says people who still use complete sentences in text messages share 7 cognitive traits that are becoming increasingly rare - Silicon Canals

Maintaining full sentences and proper punctuation in digital messages correlates with stronger impulse control and deeper information processing, reflecting healthier cognitive habits.
#pears
Games
fromEngadget
1 month ago

Wordle's creator is back with a new game, and it's a real chin scratcher

Josh Wardle released Parseword, a daily puzzle game based on cryptic crossword logic that requires wordplay skills like finding synonyms, reversing words, and combining letters.
Education
fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago

7 words highly intelligent people use in conversation that average people mispronounce - Silicon Canals

Correct pronunciation of commonly mispronounced words often reflects extensive reading, attention to language, and habitual auditory correction rather than showing off.
#logic-puzzle
fromFast Company
1 month ago

How insight gamified AI

When we rolled out a custom-built company GPT to our 14,000 teammates several years ago, we saw three clear groups emerge. First, there was the 'jump-in-with-both-feet' crowd. These are the early adopters who treat anything new like a shiny toy. Next were the skeptics who wondered how much of an impact AI would have on their daily work lives. And finally, there was a big group that genuinely wanted to learn but didn't know where to start.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

SUNDAY PUZZLE 02/01/26

I'm going to give you some clues. The answer to each one rhymes with the last word in the clue. Ex. The sky's hue --> Blue 1. Toy that flies to great height 2. Pistol, for one 3. Funeral fire 4. Things you count when you have trouble getting to sleep 5. Friars event with a celebrity host 6. Brand of pen that you can click 7. Place to acquire knowledge 8. Have uncertainty about 9. Not go away
Arts
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

Figuring out why AIs get flummoxed by some games

With its Alpha series of game-playing AIs, Google's DeepMind group seemed to have found a way for its AIs to tackle any game, mastering games like chess and by repeatedly playing itself during training. But then some odd things happened as people started identifying Go positions that would lose against relative newcomers to the game but easily defeat a similar Go-playing AI.
Board games
Artificial intelligence
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

The Language Trap: How AI Writing Tools Are Standardizing Our Thoughts

Hybrid intelligence and AI-driven language tools risk standardizing language, eroding linguistic diversity and shaping cognition toward Western norms.
fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago

Sunday Puzzle: All In

Today's puzzle is called "All In." I'm going to give you clues for two words. Insert the letters A-L-L inside the answer to the first clue to get the answer to the second. Ex. Opposite of good / Romantic song --> B(ALL)AD 1. Exam / Having the greatest height 2. Bathe standing up / Not as deep 3. Something that's unexpected and beneficial / Air-filled rubber sac attached to a string
Arts
#word-games
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Sunday Puzzle: -IUM Pandemonium

Find ordinary words ending with -IUM that match twelve given definitions (example: boredom → TEDIUM).
Games
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Wordle Creator's New Puzzle Game, Parseword, Out Now

Josh Wardle launches Parseword, a free daily cryptic crossword puzzle game that teaches players to solve clues through wordplay rather than filling a grid.
Games
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

Slate Pears Game 166: Jan. 29, 2026

Pears Game posts a new puzzle daily at noon, maintains an open archive with 150+ past games for Slate Plus members, and invites reader word suggestions.
fromBoard Game Quest
2 months ago

MicroMacro: The Home Game Jigsaw Puzzle Review

MicroMacro: The Home Game Jigsaw Puzzle is a 500-piece puzzle that utilizes the same art style as all other MicroMacro titles. The puzzle depicts a socc....errrrr, a football game, as well as the neighborhood surrounding the stadium. It is "just" a puzzle; however, there is more to it after you complete it. There are forty-two hidden objects to find (think Where's Waldo?), as well as two cases to solve, like other MicroMacro games.
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