Zen and the Art of Puzzle Solving

Every couple of months I produce an illustration for Quanta magazine to accompany their puzzle column. This month's article discussed the feeling of zen that comes from working through a difficult puzzle, and explored this through a wonderfully tricky example about ants on a branch. You can read the full article here...

https://www.quantamagazine.org/zen-and-the-art-of-puzzle-solving-20210210/