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Lover of math. Bad at drawing.

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Author: Ben Orlin

Defining “Cat” Without the Cat

Cat? Easily defined. Integral? Less so.

Ben Orlin Math 14 Comments January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 1 Minute

Books I Loved in 2020

Literary, sci-fi, nonfiction, and unclassifiably inventive.

Ben Orlin Math 7 Comments December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 9 Minutes

Three Different Ways of Calling Math “Dry”

Mmm, dryness....

Ben Orlin Math 9 Comments December 28, 2020December 22, 2020 1 Minute

The Uncanny Wisdom of Twitter Polls

When are crowds smarter than individuals? And could it possibly happen in, of all places, Twitter?

Ben Orlin Math 7 Comments December 22, 2020 3 Minutes

Democracy isn’t math. But it isn’t NOT math.

A big-name new book, featuring a few of my scraggly illustrations.

Ben Orlin Math 7 Comments June 16, 2020 3 Minutes

What Graphs Reveal (If You Give Them Time)

A story isn't a story if you scream it all at once.

Ben Orlin Education 8 Comments June 3, 2020June 23, 2020 3 Minutes

Math Games with Bad Drawings

Your chance to help shape a forthcoming book.

Ben Orlin Math 15 Comments May 27, 2020June 1, 2020 3 Minutes

Six Strategic Pen-and-Paper Games (from a Strange and Bottomless Mind)

Pencil, paper, and a little flash of genius.

Ben Orlin Math, They Made a Thing 14 Comments April 22, 2020April 16, 2020 7 Minutes

11 Geometry Puzzles That Drive Mathematicians to Madness

This high school math teacher is drawing low-key comparisons to Richard Feynman.

Ben Orlin Catriona Shearer, Puzzle Wizard 11 Comments April 15, 2020April 7, 2020 4 Minutes

More Great Ways to Annoy a Mathematician

35 of my silliest, stupidest, and most heartfelt math cartoons.

Ben Orlin Cartoons 17 Comments April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 7 Minutes

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