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Author: Ben Orlin

Is Algebra Just a Series of Footnotes to the Distributive Property?

From basic arithmetic to that proof I read last week.

Ben Orlin Math 14 Comments May 31, 2017May 30, 2017 3 Minutes

The Three Phases of the Mathematical Life

I met the most famous man in Vietnam. He's a guy who studies algebra.

Ben Orlin Heidelberg Laureate Forum, Math, Reflections 17 Comments May 24, 2017August 17, 2017 6 Minutes

The Joy of Slightly Fishy Proofs

I've got a proof stuck in my head.

Ben Orlin Math 47 Comments May 17, 2017May 18, 2017 3 Minutes

Summer Blockbusters from a Nerdier Timeline

ATTN: Hollywood.

Ben Orlin Cartoons 8 Comments May 10, 2017May 8, 2017 1 Minute

Dear Mathematician Who Discovered Me…

The math writes back.

Ben Orlin Math 9 Comments May 3, 2017 1 Minute

Lemony Snicket’s “A Series of Unfortunate Series”

I tell this tragic story because I am an analyst, a word which here means "someone who fusses over agonizing details."

Ben Orlin Math 23 Comments April 26, 2017April 25, 2017 5 Minutes

The Professor with a Billion Students

Can a kayak steer an aircraft carrier?

Ben Orlin Education, Heidelberg Laureate Forum 6 Comments April 19, 2017April 18, 2017 5 Minutes

It’s Obvious Why Students Cheat; We Just Can’t Agree on the Reason

You like a good cringe? Walk into a school and start a conversation about cheating.

Ben Orlin Education 22 Comments April 12, 2017April 4, 2017 3 Minutes

250 Posts, Still Can’t Draw

Y'all are the best. Thanks for reading.

Ben Orlin Cartoons 20 Comments April 5, 2017April 4, 2017 3 Minutes

Logic Made Easy

It's simple: there's the inverse, converse, and... uh... freeverse.

Ben Orlin Cartoons 11 Comments March 29, 2017March 27, 2017 1 Minute

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