Riddle me this: Why do people love puzzles so? Semiotics professor contends that humans need 'relief' from the angst of big questions: Do you stop to watch the neighborhood chess game? Can memories of ETS problems from exam days ("Two cars are hurtling toward each other at 120 mph ...") trigger instant seratonin spurts? Is a day without your crossword a Code Blue emergency?
Riddle me this: Why do people love puzzles so? Semiotics professor contends that humans need 'relief' from the angst of big questions: Do you stop to watch the neighborhood chess game? Can memories of ETS problems from exam days ("Two cars are hurtling toward each other at 120 mph ...") trigger instant seratonin spurts? Is a day without your crossword a Code Blue emergency?Carlin, Romano; Knight Ridder Newspapers.
Corpus Christi Caller - Times; Corpus Christi. 01 Aug 2011.
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