Extra Word Sudoku (Qudoku!) Puzzles for Monday, 1/13/2014

It isn’t what you know that counts; it’s how efficiently you can refresh.”

—Dr. Samuel Arbesman, “A half-life of facts”

On the second Monday of each month in 2014, I’ll present you with a few extra Qudoku—Quotable Sudoku—puzzles presenting quotes from interesting people or on interesting topics.

Dr. Samuel Arbesman is an applied mathematician, network scientist, Fellow at a Harvard institute, and author of “The half-life of facts: Why everything we know has an expiration date” (Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/The-Half-life-Facts-Everything-Expiration/dp/159184472X), a book about how knowledge changes over time.

For two quick examples, I grew up believing there was a dinosaur named Brontosaurus and Pluto was a planet.

Arbesman studies the science of science—perhaps a counter-intuitive world, but one where, like any good science, things can be measured, including how knowledge in a scientific field changes over time.

It’s a fascinating read. I highly recommend it. I present you two quotes from Arbesman’s book that provide us some guidance on how to keep current in today’s sea of (changing) information.

DETACH
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x3 rectangle and set of circled cells contains the letters in the word exactly once

FLINGS
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x3 rectangle and set of circled cells contains the letters in the word exactly once

WORKUP
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x3 rectangle and set of circled cells contains the letters in the word exactly once
Copy circled letters to the corresponding numbered cells in the quote grid to spell out the quote

FAWNED
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x3 rectangle and set of circled cells contains the letters in the word exactly once

BLOTCH
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x3 rectangle and set of circled cells contains the letters in the word exactly once

SPRING
6x6 Word Sudoku Puzzle
Each row, column, 2x3 rectangle and set of circled cells contains the letters in the word exactly once
Copy circled letters to the corresponding numbered cells in the quote grid to spell out the quote

Puzzle solutions in the morning.

Thanks,
--Dave