Celebration of the Mind Day 2022
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It is observed on October 21.
This corresponds to the birthday of the famous mathematician, Martin Gardner.
It was initiated under the auspices of Developed by the Gathering 4 Gardner Foundation and is meant to unite people for a day to explore puzzles, games, math, and magic.
Martin Gardner was an American mathematics and science writer who became very popular during his heyday.
He published in excess of 100 books. His areas included puzzles and recreational mathematics.
He was born October 21, 1914 and died May 22, 2010.
His favorite authors were Lewis Carroll, L. Frank Baum, and G. K. Chesterton and he was considered a subject matter expert on Lewis Carroll.
He was a respected skeptic and debunked all manner of pseudoscience as well as pursuing the veracity of extrordinary claims during his lifetime.
He was also skilled at magic and illusion and was an influential magician in the 20th century.