As an academic discipline, logic is the study of reasoning. Logic puzzles, therefore, involve solving problems by making a series of inferences and assessing these using reasoning. Sounds easy, right?

The word logic comes from Greek lógos, where it meant both “reasoning” and “word.” The Greeks were clearly aware of the relation between logic and language, coining the perfect term for it. So, in a ...

We are hardly ever consciously aware that we use logic to solve everyday problems. But what is logic? Is the logic used to prove theorems in mathematics the same kind that we use for our practical ...

Earlier this month, 36 sharp-witted high school students from around the globe stepped foot on the warm and breezy campus of Stanford University. Out of more than 4,000 students from more than 2,000 ...