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Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria

Math with Bad Drawings w/ Ben Orlin

Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria

Talk Nerdy, Inc.

Natural Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.71K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2020

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by Ben Orlin, teacher and author of the "Math with Bad Drawings" blog. They talk about the importance of mathematical literacy in modern society as well as ways we can improve math education. They also discuss his two new books, "Math with Bad Drawings: Illuminating the Ideas That Shape Our Reality" and "Change Is the Only Constant: The Wisdom of Calculus in a Madcap World."

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account today. Hello everyone and welcome to Talk Nurdy. Today is Monday, January 27th, 2019,

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and I'm the host of the show, Kara Santa Maria.

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