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Desperate and Appauling

Desperate and Appauling

By: Paul Sloane
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 Conversations between Des MacHale and Paul Sloane who have co-authored a number of books including Remarkable Lateral Thinking Puzzles, Mathematical Lateral Thinking Puzzles, World's Best Word Puzzles and 1234 Wacky, Witty and Wonderful Words. They chat about words, thinking, puzzles, creativity andother topics which catch their gaze.

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Episodes
  • Irish Words, Latin Words and the 25 Horses Puzzle

    Irish Words, Latin Words and the 25 Horses Puzzle
    Jan 2 2026
    What do you call a grumpy person with a PhD in Palindromes? How can you find the 3 fastest horses among 25 horses if all you can do is race five at a time? We also dive into some Irish and Latin words in use in English. Based on our book, 1234 Wacky, Witty and Wonderful Words.

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    21 mins
  • AI - Friend or Foe?

    AI - Friend or Foe?
    Jul 3 2025
    Des received an AI assessment of one of his papers and was not pleased. We discuss AI, consciousness, humour, driverless cars and whether computers can really think..

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    29 mins
  • Mathematical Lateral Thinking Puzzles

    Mathematical Lateral Thinking Puzzles
    Nov 11 2024
    One of our most popular books is Mathematical Lateral thinking Puzzles. Here we review some of our favourite puzzles from the book.

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    19 mins
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