A man and his son are in a terrible car accident. The father dies, and the son is rushed to the emergency room in critical condition. In the operating room, the surgeon looks at the boy and exclaims, “I can’t operate on this boy, he is my son!” How can this be?
If it took you a moment to realize that the surgeon is the boy’s mother, you’re in good company. One reason many people struggle with this riddle is because we rely on an implicit, or unconscious....