129 – These puzzles can teach kids about critical thinking

Critikid.com is a website dedicated NOT to criticizing children but rather to teaching them critical thinking using games, riddles and puzzles.

Founder Stephanie Simoes joins Dr.

Chris Labos as he tries to solve the riddle of the magical cookie that turns mice pink.

And why does the internet think Stephanie is anti-road?

Plus, what is her super-duper secret project about teaching kids that social media is a cesspool of misinformation?

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Przybos Chris’ book, Does Coffee Cause Cancer?: https://ecwpress.com/products/does-coffee-cause-cancer Obviously, Chris not your doctor (probably).

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References: Stephanie’s website: www.critikid.com The answer to the poisoned wine riddle (the harder version of the mouse-cookie riddle): https://medium.com/i-math/a-king-1000-bottles-of-wine-10-prisoners-and-a-drop-of-poison-2dd1959a8dd2 The brand new social memdia simulator for kids (live soon): https://critikid.com/courses/social-media-simulator Some fun puzzle books: https://www.amazon.com/aha-two-collection-Insight-Spectrum/dp/0883855518