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Ben Orlin

@benorlin

Lover of math, bad at drawing. he/him.

Author of four books, including MATH FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (which is for all majors, and even for ambitious minors)

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88 years ago, a leading national magazine committed a major statistical blunder that ultimately caused it to go bankrupt. Since we're in the full swing of election season, here's a cautionary note on the power of sample bias...

88 years ago, a leading national magazine committed a major statistical blunder that ultimately caused it to go bankrupt.

Since we're in the full swing of election season, here's a cautionary note on the power of sample bias...
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Loving math while being stuck in a rigid schooling system is tough As Ben Orlin explains: "Huge bureaucracies are not known for exciting people's sense of wonder and curiosity..." And so it falls on teachers to excite student's curiosities... Here's why that's so important:

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The snarky advice is "don't do it, you have so much to live for" but my actual advice is here mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024/09/10/adv…

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A handy gide to the universal language for the mathematically perplexed. Ars Technica feature on the new book #MathForEnglishMajors by #math teacher @BenOrlin from BlackDog & Leventhal arstechnica.com/science/2024/0…

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How to teach math when you’re not a math person by Ben Orlin Finding occasions for mathematical joy can be a key part of teaching math, even if you're not a numbers person. smartbrief.com/original/how-t….

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First meeting of the Citadel High Math Club at lunch today. Learned how to play Prophecies from Math Games with Bad Drawings by Ben Orlin. A fantastic turnout. Ms. Procopio #HRCEMath #ITeachMath

First meeting of the Citadel High Math Club at lunch today. Learned how to play Prophecies from Math Games with Bad Drawings by <a href="/benorlin/">Ben Orlin</a>. A fantastic turnout. <a href="/Mathematicspro/">Ms. Procopio</a> #HRCEMath #ITeachMath
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My math journal with mathy lined pages is out TODAY! Check out the "Nonstandard Notebook: Mathematically Ruled Pages for Unruly Thoughts" co-authored with Amy Langville and a forward by Ben Orlin. Unleash your creativity with unruly pages! amazon.com/Nonstandard-No…

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How the fun side of #math can make you smarter at #personalfinance and #wealth. @SBenjaminscast interviews math teacher Ben Orlin about his new book #MathForEnglishMajors from BlackDog & Leventhal stackingbenjamins.com/ben-orlin-sb15… via @sbenjaminscast

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A roundup of my favorite math puzzles from 2024 (in which I self-defeatingly recommend books that are not my own) mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024/12/19/202…

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Math for English Majors is $1.99 on Kindle today! You could buy three copies and still pay less than the median price of a drink at Starbucks! For more quantitative insights like this, buy three copies of Math for English Majors! amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CPF8…

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Cop: are you Nate? Me: aye, truth seeker, you find yourself before the bearer of that name. Cop: uh, yeah, we’ve been getting a lot of reports about someone guarding the bridge… asking riddles… you know anything about that?