Posted by
Andy Brown
on 01 March 2024
There's a famous sentence which reads "Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana". It turns out that this is just one example of a sentence deliberately designed to lead you up the garden path ...
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 01 February 2024
See if you can name the 5 Abba songs identified in these pictures, and win a £25 voucher to boot!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 30 January 2024
Congratulations to Paul M of Rochdale Borough Council for winning our New Year quiz (and a £50 voucher). This blog shows which questions were the easiest and hardest, and gives some background information and analysis.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 15 November 2023
A nostalgic look back at how our areas of work have changed over the last 30+ years (in 1992 no one was writing blogs or creating videos ... !)
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 25 October 2023
We received 26 correct entries for this logic puzzle - have a look at the answers to the puzzle (and the winner of this month's prize).
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 29 September 2023
5 friends went trick-or-treating (nothing like a topical puzzle!) in costume to 5 different houses, and were given 5 different treats - but can you work out who got which treat, where and wearing which costume? The first entry picked by our Randomised and Independent Sorting Hat Information System (RISHI S) will win a £50 Amazon voucher.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 26 August 2023
A substantial proportion of Wise Owls had never heard of either of these life hacks. Don't live in ignorance like we did (the texting trick in particular may change your life).
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 26 August 2023
Congratulations to Denzil Foakes of Skanska for winning our second film title rebus competition, out of a field of 24 entries. Here are the answers to the riddles!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 21 July 2023
We have 15 more films for you to identify from cryptic picture clues - something to while away the time while you sit on the beach, by the pool or in the office this summer - and there's a prize to be won too!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 07 June 2023
Find out who won last month's newsletter competition, what people's favourite Taylor Swift songs are and why her elbows are so special!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 26 April 2023
Find the Taylor Swift songs hidden in our grid to enter this month's competition (and perhaps win our £50 prize!).
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 26 April 2023
We had 27 entries for our Easter 2023 picture rebus competition - we hope you had as much fun solving it as we did creating the puzzles!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 30 March 2023
See if you can identify the 15 films depicted - your chances of winning our prize will be proportional to the number you can name!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 28 March 2023
Artificial Intelligence has always disappointed me - the future of humanity has always seemed secure against the machines - until now …
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 07 March 2023
We have removed all but a few core tests from our skills assessment site - this blog explains the implications if you're a user of the site.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 28 February 2023
You may have come across XKCD line-drawing cartoons in your website travels, but did you know that there's also a site dedicated to explaining the science behind them?
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 28 February 2023
Not sure when you should be using a semi-colon or apostrophe? Consult this entertaining cartoon style guide from The Oatmeal!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 01 February 2023
We're delighted to welcome Simone Tyler-Gould as our new part-time marketing manager!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 02 December 2022
Wise Owl (and Sam specifically) presented a sample Power BI report that we had created to APSE in Blackpool - take your place in the audience!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 28 September 2022
Sure, you often turn to StackOverflow to find why a formula isn't working, but are you missing a trick? The site can also help you design solutions to cope with a zombie apocalypse.