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Benjamin is a master of doing arithmetic in his head with lots of digits involved. You tube also has a number of highly rated video clips of benjamin. Michael shermer is host of the caltech public lecture series, a contributing editor to and monthly columnist of scientific american, the publisher of skeptic magazine, and the author. Arthur will be introduced by master magician mark mitton. Since 1989 he has been a professor of mathematics at harvey mudd college, where he is the smallwood family professor of mathematics.
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Maths professor at harvey mudd college in california, benjamin says that he has always gotten along well with numbers, for as long as i can remember. Generous contributions by daniels bartletts family and friends have made it possible to establish a scholarship and an annual lecture in his honor. Michael shermer is host of the caltech public lecture series, a contributing editor to. Ted is an organization dedicated to changing the world by spreading important ideas. Solving for x and figuring out why by arthur benjamin. He not only can calculate but also entertain, so this video is sure to captivate you. Secrets of mental math will have you thinking like a math genius in no time. Towards the end of the book, there are some real showstoppers, but even if one only gets halfway through the tricks, you could still impress people at a party a very lame party.
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