Math For Folks Who Think They Don't Like Math

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Sep 4, 2024

From numerical digits, to mysterious graphs and equations, to abstractions like imaginary numbers, math can feel inaccessible, confounding and even like a foreign language to many. Math teacher Ben Orlin, self-proclaimed “math apologist” and bestselling author ofMath with Bad Drawings, shares insights from his new book, Math for English Majors: A Human Take on the Universal Language, and takes calls from listeners looking to demystify math for themselves or the kids in their lives.

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