Can you solve "Einstein’s Riddle"? - Dan Van der Vieren
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Before he turned physics upside down, a young Albert Einstein supposedly showed off his genius by devising a complex riddle involving a stolen exotic fish and a long list of suspects. Can you resist tackling a brain teaser written by one of the smartest people in history? Dan Van der Vieren shows how.
Using a grid is one way to organize your reasoning and fill in the missing pieces from the clues you are given. What other strategies did you use to solve for the pieces of the puzzle when you didn't have clues?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Dan Van der Vieren
- Director Outis
- Script Editor Alex Gendler
- Composer Dušan Strajnić
- Sound Designer Marko Ignjatović
- Narrator Addison Anderson
