A copy of the Japanese edition of Taking Sudoku Seriously showed up in the mail today:

Cool! The little bit of English on the cover is the only part I can understand, but it looks like they did a real good job. The diagrams all look good, at any rate.
And while I'm at it, The Mathematics of Various Entertaining Subjects just picked up a nice review in the Newsletter of the London Mathematical Society.
Not a bad way to end the week. Alas, my summer course starts on Monday, so next week's likely to be less fun.
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Why is it warmer in the summer than in the winter (for the Northern hemisphere)?
Go ahead and ask your friends. I suppose they will give one of the following likely answers:
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Last week we looked at the organ systems involved in regulation and control of body functions: the nervous, sensory, endocrine and circadian systems. This week, we will cover the organ systems that are regulated and controlled.