Content area

Subject
Puzzles;
Semiotics
Title
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?
Author
Carlin, Romano; Knight Ridder Newspapers
Publication title
Corpus Christi Caller - Times; Corpus Christi
Publication year
2011
Publication date
Aug 1, 2011
Publisher
Gannett Media Corp
Place of publication
Corpus Christi
Country of publication
United States
Publication subject
General Interest Periodicals--United States
ISSN
08945365
Source type
Newspaper
Language of publication
English
Document type
News
ProQuest document ID
2572543885
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/riddle-me-this-why-do-people-love-puzzles-so/docview/2572543885/se-2?accountid=208611
Copyright
Copyright 2011 - CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER-TIMES - All Rights Reserved.
Last updated
2021-09-15
Database
ProQuest One Academic