Podcast appearances and mentions of Arthur Benjamin

For this week's episode we take a look at the 1934 version of The Man Who Knew Too Much, the story so nice that Hitchcock made it twice. The 1956 version with Jimmy Stewart and Doris Day is now better known, but this was one of the key early hits that established Hitchcock's career. It's a kidnapping thriller about a British family who gets accidently mixed up in some international intrigue while on vacation in Switzerland. ***SPOILER ALERT*** We do talk about this movie in its entirety, so if you plan on watching it, we suggest you watch it before listening to our takes. Details: A Gaumont-British Picture released in England on December 9, 1934. Produced by Michael Balcon. Screenplay by Charles Bennett and D. B. Wyndham Lewis, based on a scenario by Edwin Greenwood and A. R. Rawlinson. Starring Peter Lorre, Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Nova Pilbeam and Frank Vosper. Cinematography by Curt Courant. Music by Arthur Benjamin. Ranking: 26 out of 52. Ranking movies is a reductive parlor game. It's also fun. And it's a good way to frame a discussion. We aggregated over 70 ranked lists from critics, fans, and magazines The Man Who Knew Too Much got 1,681 ranking points.

durée : 01:28:47 - Lawrence Power, un altiste éclectique et inspiré - par : Aurélie Moreau - Altiste de renommée internationale, Lawrence Power est célèbre pour la richesse de sa sonorité, sa maîtrise technique et son engagement passionné en faveur de la musique nouvelle. Aujourd'hui : Brahms, Walton, Britten, Berlioz, Arthur Benjamin…

Arthur Benjamin, Smallwood Family Professor of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College and a professional magician, is perhaps better known in our community as the “Mathemagician.” He truly makes math fun, entertaining, and, yes…exciting. In his stage performance, Arthur calculates the square roots of double digit and even triple digit numbers all in his head with lightening quick precision that he can say the number faster than anyone can input the data in a calculator and read the answer. His routine does not use any stooges nor electronics, but is all done in real time in his real head. It is a fascinating display of mental acuity that he explains is within the capabilities of anyone who can do basic math. Mathematician, magician and professor Arthur Benjamin performs high-speed mental calculations, memorization tricks and other astounding math stunts, many of which are taught in his many books on the subject which are all available through Amazon. In this week's episode, Arthur talks about how he developed this act after starting out as a child magician then utilizing his unique skills to build an act around his passion for math. His TED Talks have been viewed over 11 Million times and his books are best sellers. I only wish everyone could have a math teacher like Arthur who would inspire the next generation to love math. View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here. Enter for a chance to win a copy of "Maximum Entertainment 2.0" by Ken Weber Complete this form with your name and email address to be entered into the contest. First Name Last Name Email Address Enter Now This contest open to all wherever it is legal. Free shipping if the winner is a U.S. resident. If a winner is selected from outside the U.S. or its territories, then foreign postage will be charged. Thank you! Register TODAY for this outstanding convention. You will become a better magician as a result of it! Visit: https://poesmagicconference.com/

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Dr. Jack Stockwell, www.forbiddendoctor.com & www.jackstockwell.com Phone: 866-867-5070. Included in this podcast: there are groups that do not get their food from the grocery store and are not plagued with Cancer, Heart Disease and other common ailments, learn the 5 dangerous oils that you should not use in food preparation, learn the three oils that are good for food preparation, macular degeneration can be prevented through the proper nutrition. Next, we meet Dr. Arthur Benjamin, one of the leading ophthalmic surgeons on the West Coast. https://www.benjamineye.com/ Dr. Benjamin implants Artificial lens of the next generation that provide a continuum of focus from close-up to distance. Finally, host Doug and Dr. Jack discuss Autism Awareness Week and the effects of environmental poisoning on our health.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3010085/advertisement

The Kfm Mornings team put their thinking caps on and do math with Mathmagician Professor Arthur T. BenjaminSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Math genius Art Benjamin chats to us about magic squares, James Randi, what he'll be performing at The Session and even does a live trick on your host!

In this episode, Arthur Benjamin, MD, discusses dry eye treatment and trends, the challenges dry eye patients and the eye care professionals treating them and more. Intro :37 Welcome to another episode of Eye Care insider :51 About Arthur Benjamin, MD 1:02 I wonder if you could talk about your training and what you currently do now? 1:39 Could you talk about what you've seen throughout the years and what you've seen in the trends in dry eye and how it has expanded in the population? 2:56 What is your current algorithm for someone with dry eye? How do you manage that? 5:01 Once you do determine they have moderate dry eye where do you start with the patient or the treatment paradigm? 7:00 With the OptiLight treatment option … what do you tell patients? What should they be expecting? 9:54 I recently saw that there's been a campaign from OptiLight involving Mandy Moore. Could you talk about that campaign and discuss it a little bit further? 12:54 What do you think is the most important topic or issue or challenge that are facing dry eye patients today or eye care professionals treating patients with dry eye? 16:07 What a fascinating discussion 17:43 Any last words? 17:55 Outro 18:09 Arthur Benjamin, MD, is a clinical assistant professor at the Jules Stein/Doheny Eye Institute at UCLA's Geffen School of Medicine and is in private practice at Benjamin Eye Institute.   We'd love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Mali at eyecareinsider@healio.com. Follow us on Twitter @Healio_OSN. Dr. Benjamin can be contacted by going to BenjaminEye.com. Disclosures: Mali reports he is founder and CEO of Mali Enterprises; retina medical director at Macular Degeneration Association; grant/research support from Alimera Sciences, Allergan/AbbVie, Chengdu Kanghong Biotechnology, Genentech, Notal Vision, Regeneron and Santen; consulting for Alimera Sciences, Allergan/AbbVie, Eyepoint Pharmaceuticals, Genentech, Kala Pharmaceuticals, Macular Degeneration Association, Notal Vision, Novartis, Regeneron and Sun Pharmaceuticals; speaker bureau for Alimera Sciences, Genentech, Kala Pharmaceuticals, Macular Degeneration Association, Notal Vision, Novartis and Sun Pharmaceuticals; and stock/shareholder with AbbVie and Regeneron. Benjamin reports no relevant financial disclosures.

American violist Rita Porfiris  has performed in major concert halls and music festivals worldwide as a chamber musician, orchestral musician, and as a soloist.Currently the Associate Professor of Viola and Director of Chamber Music at The Hartt School, she has also been on the faculties of New York University, the University of Houston Moores’ School of Music, Florida International University, and the Harlem School for the Arts in New York. She has given master classes, lectures and clinics across the U.S., United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Argentina, Brazil, Iceland, Taiwan, and the Dominican Republic.Ms. Porfiris is a member of the Miller-Porfiris Duo and the Hartt Quartet. As a founding member of the Plymouth Quartet, she was in-residence at the Ojai Festival, Mainly Mozart, Point Counterpoint, and the Internationale Quartettakademie Prag-Wien-Budapest. She was the recipient of Austria’s prestigious Prix Mercure, a prize winner in the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition and the Primrose International Viola Competition, and a laureate of the Paolo Borciani International Quartet Competition.In her 20 year-long career as an orchestral musician, 15 years of which were spent with the Houston Symphony, she worked under some of the most recognized conductors of the 20-21 Centuries, including Leonard Bernstein, Sergiu Celibidache, Kurt Masur, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Christoph Eschenbach. Equally at home in a wide variety of genres, Rita has shared the stage with Burt Bacharach, Ray Charles, Bernadette Peters, Lyle Lovett, Rod Stewart, and Tony Bennett, to name a few.Highlights of recent seasons include chamber concerts with Lynn Harrell, Joseph Kalichstein, and Jamie Laredo; tours to Israel, Europe, and Taiwan; sold-out concerto appearances at the historic Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Germany; Baltimore, Maryland and Lincoln, Nebraska; and a performance of the rarely played Romantic Rhapsody for Violin, Viola and Orchestra by Arthur Benjamin as part of the Miller-Porfiris Duo. In May 2016, the Baltimore Sun declared "Rita Porfiris proved an ideal soloist, as much for her richness of tone and impeccable articulation as for the warmth and subtlety of her phrasing."Rita’s transcriptions for the viola of both classical music staples and pop favorites have been enjoyed worldwide by audiences and performers. Gramophone Magazine called her  transcription of Gliere’s Eight Pieces Op. 39, recorded on the Miller-Porfiris Duo’s second CD “Eight Pieces,”  "satisfying" and "sung with beautiful warmth." Recent acclaim from Fanfare for the Duo's third CD, entitled "Divertimenti" declares their playing "a lightning bolt" and speaks to the "color, fire, and passion."Ms. Porfiris received both her BM and MM in Viola Performance from The Juilliard School, studying with William Lincer. Other teachers and mentors included Paul Doktor, Norbert Brainin, and Harvey Shapiro.WebsiteUncertainty of Fate Festival

For this episode we welcome back a pair of string soloists who have performed before on Young Artists spotlight — April Park and Claire Park. They are sisters, and they both attend Stockdale High School in Bakersfield. April plays viola, and Claire plays violin. We hear them perform some solo pieces and a duo, with music from Henryk Wieniawski, Fritz Kreisler, William Walton, Arthur Benjamin, and Johann Halverson.

As we wrap up Season 2 we check in with some of our guests to see what they have been up to since we recorded their episodes.  Discover the joys of Backgammon, Dai Vernon classics, and surviving a Texas Snowstorm   Notes on this episode: Arthur Benjamin's Mathematics of Backgammon -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBTPbrxUQt0 Steve Aldrich's free lecture notes : contact him at Steviealdrich at yahoo.com Linsey Lindberg's Podcast https://emergingtexasstrong.com/

Going through engineering school is hard, let alone passing the FE exam that comes along with it. Some engineers have taken the strategy of taking the FE exam right after school as the best option. In contrast, others get so busy with family- and work-related stuff that devoting hours to studying for the exam daily seems a barrier in itself, which causes them to postpone it — most of the time indefinitely. Today's guest is the living proof that being out of college for a bit and in an exam setting is not that much of an obstacle. Today's interview is with D. J. Leslie, a civil engineer who graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and has been working as a construction inspector at Volkert, Inc. for about 5 years. He started out doing some basic paving jobs, working closely with the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT). He then moved to a much larger project: a three-phase intersection redesign between the two major interstates in Birmingham, the I-65 and I-59/20. Earlier this year, as an engineer with a 5-year experience in the field and away from exam settings for some time, he decided to take the FE exam in October. As a way to help him recall all the content that is tested on exam day, as well as to keep him on track to get a passing grade and connected with people who know how the exam works, he enrolled in the Ultimate Civil FE Review Course. D. J. mentions some features of the course that stood out to him, such as the huge bank of problems available and the practice exams that give a realistic preview of how exam day looks like. Resources Mentioned D.J. Leslie LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/d-j-leslie-eit-58356a5a D.J. Leslie Email - dennisjamesleslie@gmail.com Volkert, Inc. - https://volkert.com Ultimate Civil FE Review Course - https://civilfereviewcourse.com Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) - https://www.dot.state.al.us The University of Alabama at Birmingham - https://www.uab.edu/home Secrets of Mental Math: The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightning Calculation and Amazing Math Tricks, by Arthur Benjamin and Michael Shermer - https://amzn.to/3mowcfx Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, on Disney+ - https://www.disneyplus.com/pt-br/series/cosmos-a-spacetime-odyssey/3AAcsJhhmU10 If you need exams, solved problems, or courses, make sure to check out our home base - https://civilengineeringacademy.com Haven't joined up in our free community? What's wrong with you? J/K. Ok, go there and join a group of like-minded civil engineers! - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1682344491800869 Join over 4000 engineers like you and learn the tips and tricks to passing the FE and PE. We even have a free resource for you! - https://civilengineeringacademy.com/join-our-newsletter Reach out to Isaac - isaac@civilengineeringacademy.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/civilengineeringacademy/message

 From his earliest magic performances to his multi-million viewed Ted Talks, discover the books and people that influenced the incredible skills of Lightning Calculator Arthur Benjamin.   Arthur even provides some interactive magic you can try at home as you listen to the episode.   Titles mentioned in this Episode Close up Card Magic – Harry Lorayne Practical Mental Effects – Theodore Annemann 13 Steps to Mentalism – Tony Corinda The Colour Series of Mentalism – Max Maven Paul Daniels Show - https://youtu.be/RCHCkBj_DWk?t=1149 The Memory Book – Harry Lorayne Secrets of Mental Math – Arthur Benjamin and Michael Shermer The Magic of Math:Solving for x and Figuring Out Why – Arthur Benjamin The Great Courses – Arthur Benjamin https://www.thegreatcourses.com/professors/arthur-t-benjamin/ Authors: Stewart James Simon Aaronson Juan Tamariz Roberto Giobbi Machinations – Ben Harris How to win friends and influence people – Dale Carnegie   Where to connect https://www.arthurbenjamin.info/ https://www.ted.com/talks/arthur_benjamin_a_performance_of_mathemagic?language=en https://www.ted.com/talks/arthur_benjamin_the_magic_of_fibonacci_numbers https://www.ted.com/talks/arthur_benjamin_teach_statistics_before_calculus

The Modern Period – Part I This week we hear works by Frederick Delius, Arnold Schoenberg, Arthur Benjamin, Dmitri Shostakovich, Jean Guillou, Steve Reich, Oliver Knussen, Richard Einhorn, Thomas Bloch, Torsten Rasch, and Olga Neuwirth. 167 Minutes – Week of November 02, 2020

Arthur Benjamin was born on this day in 1893 — and it was also on this day in 1950 that he was in The Sun newspaper slamming Sydney as a backwater. Stumbling on this article led me to wonder about this then-famous pianist and composer. Scratching the surface was to find a man whose rich life saw him write a tune for a future Queen’s special day, nearly die at the hands of a future Nazi war criminal and help a hot young director become the future master of suspense films. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Concerto on Themes of Domenico Cimarosa          Arthur Benjamin (1893-1960)I.              IntroduzioneII.             Allegro III.           SicilianaIV.          Allegro giustoThe Australian composer Arthur Benjamin compiled four of Domenico Cimarosa's  sonatas into this oboe concerto in 1942. Cimarosa, a Neapolitan contemporary of Mozart, was best known for his comic operas. He also wrote hundreds of witty single-movement harpsichord sonatas. But Cimarosa backed the losing side in a revolution against the monarchy of Naples. He was imprisoned and then exiled to Venice, where he died at the age of 51. Italian Dance                                                                 Madeleine Dring (1923-1977)Madeleine Dring was an English actress, pianist and composer. She was fluent in the idioms of jazz, pop and musical theater. She received a privileged education and became a skilled classical composer as a student of Ralph Vaughan Williams. She was influenced by the work of Arthur Benjamin, George Gershwin, Cole Porter and Francis Poulenc. Her father, an amateur pianist, was a skilled improviser who encouraged her use of “wrong-note humour” in which she added unexpected notes to conventional chords. While still a student she met the soon-to-be-famous oboist Roger Lord to accompany him for an audition. They married, she wrote many pieces for him, and he in turn tirelessly promoted the publication and performance of her compositions after her early death. 

You probably think you are a good driver. But what do other people think about your driving? Listen to take this simple driving test to see whether or not you do things that really annoy other drivers. https://www.thrillist.com/cars/nation/14-ways-people-drive-like-dicks-most-annoying-driving-habits Did you know that pessimistic and unhappy people are more likely to look down at the ground when they walk? And that happy people tend to look up? This is one of the really interesting and unusual finding about happy people I discuss with David Niven, researcher and author of the book 100 Simple Secrets of Happy People (https://amzn.to/2C5oPHr). Listen as David offers some really interesting ways to be happier and explains what it means to be a happy person. First impressions are important and they happen faster than you think. Listen as I explain how important first impressions are and how to make a good one. You will love math a little bit more when you listen to my conversation with Arthur Benjamin. Arthur finds and explains the magic in math and explains why math is so important to learn and understand. Arthur is a professor of mathematics at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California and he is author of the book The Magic of Math (https://amzn.to/3d6GriW). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You probably think you are a good driver. But what do other people think about your driving? Listen to take this simple driving test to see whether or not you do things that really annoy other drivers. https://www.thrillist.com/cars/nation/14-ways-people-drive-like-dicks-most-annoying-driving-habitsDid you know that pessimistic and unhappy people are more likely to look down at the ground when they walk? And that happy people tend to look up? This is one of the really interesting and unusual finding about happy people I discuss with David Niven, researcher and author of the book 100 Simple Secrets of Happy People (https://amzn.to/2C5oPHr). Listen as David offers some really interesting ways to be happier and explains what it means to be a happy person.First impressions are important and they happen faster than you think. Listen as I explain how important first impressions are and how to make a good one.You will love math a little bit more when you listen to my conversation with Arthur Benjamin. Arthur finds and explains the magic in math and explains why math is so important to learn and understand. Arthur is a professor of mathematics at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California and he is author of the book The Magic of Math (https://amzn.to/3d6GriW).

In this episode of speech analysis, we will be going over the TED talk by Arthur Benjamin, "The magic of Fibonacci numbers."

When all of our digital devices manage our calendar for us, we kind of take for granted how complex of a tracking system the calendar is. Some months have 31 days while others have 28 days...then there’s leap year! All of these rules with the calendar came from a lot of conflict and compromise throughout the ages.  We discuss how the calendar has evolved through the ages and if it will continue to withstand the test of time. With Special Guest YouTuber Joe Scott and Mathematics Professor, Math-magician and TED speaker Arthur Benjamin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aspiring Rapper Jalen Arthur Benjamin sits down with Chad White and Olivia Garg for another installment of "Invited In."

What is the most useful skill I can develop in 3 months?I am 17 and finished high school last year.I spent the last 7 months travelling and now    I have three months of free time. I'd like to learn something that could eventually lead to some income and/or be  useful for the rest of my life, in any way.Thanks in advance for your answer !Brian Woody, Constant student, always teaching myself new things.Written Apr 13, 2016There is a great Ted Talk you might be interested in:Three months is more than enough time to not only experiment with different skills, but to actually learn them to a fair degree. You could conceivably learn around 12 new skills during that time at a lazy pace, or around 24 with the same time commitment as a full-time job (40 hours per week).That said, I would highly recommend the skill of "learning how to learn". Consider it the compound interest of education. Focusing on it this early in life will allow you to learn new things more easily and more fully for the rest of your life!She also has a book (How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra): Barbara Oakley: 9780399165245: Amazon.com: Books) (don't be thrown off by the title; it's literally her Ted Talk in book form), and a free Coursera class (https://www.coursera.org/learn/l...).Along the same lines, did you know that you can train your own memory like any other skill? Imagine how fast you could learn new subjects if you could memorize foreign language vocabulary, the periodic table, or geographical facts instantly with little effort! For that, you'll want to read Amazon.com: Remember Everything You Want and Manage the Rest: Improve Your Memory and Learning, Organize Your Brain, and Effectively Manage Your Knowledge eBook: Helmut Sachs: Kindle StoreandThe Memory Book: The Classic Guide to Improving Your Memory at Work, at School, and at Play.Finally, mental math is a skill that will come in handy for the rest of your life. For this, you'll want to read Secrets of Mental Math: The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightning Calculation and Amazing Math Tricks, Arthur Benjamin, Michael Shermer (and can generate practice problems at Math Worksheet Generator).With those three skills under your belt, there's really no limit to how far you'll be able to go in your chosen field. Good luck![Edit] As far as actual business-applicable skills go, there are three that have proven to be invaluable in my own life: Photoshop, Excel, and programming. If you can learn those three, you can do anything.

Cara is joined in studio by the "Mathemagician" himself, Dr. Arthur Benjamin! He demonstrates some of the amazing feats of mental math found in his newest book, "The Magic of Math: Solving for x and Figuring Out Why." They also discuss educational policy, including the power of fundamentals in mathematical literacy. Prepare to be amazed! Follow Arthur: @TheMagicofMath.

Cara is joined in studio by the "Mathemagician" himself, Dr. Arthur Benjamin! He demonstrates some of the amazing feats of mental math found in his newest book, "The Magic of Math: Solving for x and Figuring Out Why." They also discuss educational policy, including the power of fundamentals in mathematical literacy. Prepare to be amazed! Follow Arthur: @TheMagicofMath.

The Magic of Math is the math book you wish you had in school. Using a delightful assortment of examples—from ice cream scoops and poker hands to measuring mountains and making magic squares—this book empowers you to see the beauty, simplicity, and truly magical properties behind those formulas and equations that once left your head spinning. You’ll learn the key ideas of classic areas of mathematics like arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus, but you’ll also have fun fooling around with Fibonacci numbers, investigating infinity, and marveling over mathematical magic tricks that will make you look like a math genius! A mathematician who is known throughout the world as the “mathemagician,” Arthur Benjamin mixes mathematics and magic to make the subject fun, attractive, and easy to understand. In The Magic of Math, Benjamin does more than just teach skills: with a tip of his magic hat, he takes you on as his apprentice to teach you how to appreciate math the way he does. He motivates you to learn something new about how to solve for x, because there is real pleasure to be found in the solution to a challenging problem or in using numbers to do something useful. But what he really wants you to do is be able to figure out why, for that’s where you’ll find the real beauty, power, and magic of math. If you are already someone who likes math, this Science Salon will dazzle and amuse you. If you never particularly liked or understood math, Benjamin will enlighten you and—with a wave of his magic wand—turn you into a math lover.

Arthur T. Benjamin is a professor of mathematics at Harvey Mudd College who specializes in combinatorics.  He is known for mental math capabilities and "Mathemagics" performances in front of live audiences.  His mathematical abilities have been highlighted in newspaper and magazine articles, at TED Talks and on The Colbert Report.  He is the author of several books, including The Magic of Math: Solving for x and Figuring out Why.

Arthur Benjamin uses daring displays of algorithmic trickery, the lightning calculator and number wizard mesmerizes audiences with mathematical mystery and beauty. Arthur Benjamin makes numbers dance. In his day job, he's a professor of math at Harvey Mudd College; in his other day job, he's a "Mathemagician," taking the stage in his tuxedo to perform high-speed mental calculations, memorizations and other astounding math stunts. Benjamin is the co-author of Secrets of Mental Math and Proofs That Really Count: The Art of Combinatorial Proof.

3 great guests this week! Today's "Erma Bombeck" is Susan Konig. Her latest book is Teenagers and Toddlers Are Trying to Kill Me. Do you have a story in you? Listen in and maybe meet your publisher! Plus THE perfect gift for the math nerd on your holiday list. Arthur Benjamin in a math magician. He'll play some brain games with you. Plus Love Holds Life - one man's dream to help others come true. - This show aired November 29 on 100.7 WHUD.

Harvey Mudd College math professor Arthur Benjamin talks about his new book The Magic of Math: Solving for x and Figuring Out Why  

Today we’ll be talking about The Magic of Math (Basic Books, 2015)by Arthur Benjamin. This is a book that has the gee-whiz feeling you got when you first encountered George Gamow’s classic One, Two, Three … Infinity, but brought up to date and with much more in the way of solid mathematics that students can actually use. What makes this book especially appealing is that Benjamin emphasizes the magic that can be found in the mathematics that students study as they proceed through elementary and secondary schools. Students study arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and trigonometry, but too often the way these courses are taught resembles hospital food – nourishing but tasteless. Every teacher should have a copy of The Magic of Math to help combat the blandness and boredom that students too often experience in the classroom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’ll be talking about The Magic of Math (Basic Books, 2015)by Arthur Benjamin. This is a book that has the gee-whiz feeling you got when you first encountered George Gamow’s classic One, Two, Three … Infinity, but brought up to date and with much more in the way of solid mathematics that students can actually use. What makes this book especially appealing is that Benjamin emphasizes the magic that can be found in the mathematics that students study as they proceed through elementary and secondary schools. Students study arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and trigonometry, but too often the way these courses are taught resembles hospital food – nourishing but tasteless. Every teacher should have a copy of The Magic of Math to help combat the blandness and boredom that students too often experience in the classroom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Les maths sont logiques, utiles et tout simplement... géniales. Le mathémagicien Arthur Benjamin explore les propriétés cachées de cette suite de chiffres bizarre et merveilleuse : la suite de Fibonacci. (Et vous rappelle que les mathématiques peuvent être aussi source d'inspiration !)

A matemática é lógica, funcional e simplesmente... fantástica. O matemágico Arthur Benjamin explora propriedades ocultas daquele conjunto de números estranhos e maravilhosos, a série de Fibonacci. (E ressalta que a matemática pode ser também inspiradora!)

Mathe ist logisch, funktional und einfach … fantastisch. Mathemagier Arthur Benjamin erkundet die verborgenen Eigenschaften dieser bizarren und wunderschönen Zahlenfolge, der Fibonacci-Folge. (Und es erinnert einen daran, dass auch Mathematik inspirierend sein kann!)

Math is logical, functional and just ... awesome. Mathemagician Arthur Benjamin explores hidden properties of that weird and wonderful set of numbers, the Fibonacci series. (And reminds you that mathematics can be inspiring, too!)

수학은 논리적이고, 실용적이고, 그저... 멋집니다. 수학자 아서 벤자민은 우리에게 이상하고도 신통한 피보나치 수열의 숨겨진 성질을 소개합니다. (또 수학이 영감을 줄 수 있다는 걸요!)

La matemática es lógica, funcional e... impresionante. El matemágico Arthur Benjamin explora las propiedades ocultas de este extraño y maravilloso grupo de números, la serie de Fibonacci. (Y recuerda que las matemáticas ¡pueden ser fuente de inspiración, también!).

Guests: Arthur Benjamin, M.D. Assistant Clinical Professor Jules Stein Eye Institute UCLA Geffen School of Medicine Los Angeles, CA   Dandapani Ramamurthy, MD, MNAMS Chairman Eye Foundation, Coimbatore, Tirupur Mettupalayam and Ooty Coimbatore, India