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Author: Ben Orlin

Why Does Everything Make Us Feel Old?

I mean, other than the fact that we're old.

Ben Orlin Cartoons 3 Comments December 11, 2019December 3, 2019 1 Minute

Geometry Puzzles for a Winter’s Day

Fight cold with math.

Ben Orlin Catriona Shearer, Puzzle Wizard 8 Comments December 9, 2019December 9, 2019 2 Minutes

“Inflation” Is Not One Thing

Hey! Stop stereotyping!

Ben Orlin Math 11 Comments December 4, 2019December 5, 2019 2 Minutes

Inequalities Are Not Broken Equations

Treating an inequality like an equation? That's like treating a bird as a wingless schmo.

Ben Orlin Math 22 Comments November 27, 2019December 3, 2019 2 Minutes

Let’s All Burn Calculus in Effigy

A strange, true tale from 1915.

Ben Orlin Education 15 Comments November 20, 2019November 13, 2019 2 Minutes

The Anti-Calculator Puzzle

A cute little math problem (that grows into a monster).

Ben Orlin puzzles 14 Comments November 18, 2019November 13, 2019 1 Minute

The Novelist and the Gasket

We see fractals in clouds, coastlines, tree branches, and... literature?

Ben Orlin Math 8 Comments November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 3 Minutes

Lined Paper from Another Dimension

Paper wasn't supposed to be cool. Then math came along.

Ben Orlin They Made a Thing 11 Comments November 11, 2019November 4, 2019 3 Minutes

An Open Letter to Microsoft Excel

I demand a MEAN function. Not this AVERAGE hogwash.

Ben Orlin Open Letters 7 Comments November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 2 Minutes

The Tilted Twin (and other delights)

Three geometric treats from your favorite puzzler. Fields Medalists welcome.

Ben Orlin Catriona Shearer, Puzzle Wizard 6 Comments November 4, 2019November 5, 2019 2 Minutes

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