| Note | Description | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [[notes/Egg of Columbus.md\|Egg of Columbus]] | A parable showing how a problem seems simple or obvious after someone has shown how to solve it. | | [[notes/For want of a nail.md\|For want of a nail]] | A proverb illustrating how small actions or omissions can have large, unforeseen consequences. | | [[notes/Parable of the turkey.md\|Parable of the turkey]] | An illustrative failure in inductive reasoning: a turkey fed daily assumes it will always be fed until it is slaughtered. | | [[notes/The fox and the cat.md\|The fox and the cat]] | A fable contrasting the value of having many strategies (fox) versus mastering one strategy (cat) for survival. | | [[notes/The old man lost his horse.md\|The old man lost his horse]] | An ancient Chinese parable showing that events considered good or bad can have unpredictable future consequences. | | [[notes/Wheat-and-chessboard problem.md\|Wheat-and-chessboard problem]] | A mathematical exercise illustrating exponential growth by doubling grains of wheat on each square of a chessboard. |