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The Mystery of the Super Bowl Match-Ups

Four teams. Four probabilities. This shouldn't be that hard... right?

Ben Orlin Math 3 Comments January 15, 2020January 17, 2020 4 Minutes

The Game of Snakes

A pencil-and-paper game for the snake-fearing (or snake-loving) mathematician.

Ben Orlin Math 16 Comments January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 3 Minutes

The Incalculable Joy of Fermi Questions

How many clicks will this post get?

Ben Orlin Math 9 Comments December 18, 2019December 3, 2019 1 Minute

“Inflation” Is Not One Thing

Hey! Stop stereotyping!

Ben Orlin Math 7 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

The Novelist and the Gasket

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

Ben Orlin Math 6 Comments November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 3 Minutes

Who are the Foxes and Hedgehogs of Mathematics?

And which are you?

Ben Orlin Math 7 Comments October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 2 Minutes

The Four Words at the Heart of Calculus

In simple words, hidden depths of meaning.

Ben Orlin Math 13 Comments October 23, 2019October 22, 2019 2 Minutes

Who Approves of Approval Voting?

Can we reason our way to a better America from first principles?

Ben Orlin Math 7 Comments October 16, 2019October 14, 2019 2 Minutes

What’s the Radius of a Day?

A thought experiment that's half Sean Carroll, half Lewis Carroll.

Ben Orlin Math 15 Comments October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 2 Minutes

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