Dilation savings time, and other ideas that can't be any worse than what we have now.
Author: Ben Orlin
Defining “Cat” Without the Cat
Cat? Easily defined. Integral? Less so.
Books I Loved in 2020
Literary, sci-fi, nonfiction, and unclassifiably inventive.
Three Different Ways of Calling Math “Dry”
Mmm, dryness....
The Uncanny Wisdom of Twitter Polls
When are crowds smarter than individuals? And could it possibly happen in, of all places, Twitter?
Democracy isn’t math. But it isn’t NOT math.
A big-name new book, featuring a few of my scraggly illustrations.
What Graphs Reveal (If You Give Them Time)
A story isn't a story if you scream it all at once.
Math Games with Bad Drawings
Your chance to help shape a forthcoming book.
Six Strategic Pen-and-Paper Games (from a Strange and Bottomless Mind)
Pencil, paper, and a little flash of genius.
11 Geometry Puzzles That Drive Mathematicians to Madness
This high school math teacher is drawing low-key comparisons to Richard Feynman.