Math for English majors

Floating your furniture, zoning, floor arrangements and art -- there are lots of ways to make a small space or a small home feel bigger. In this episode, Life Kit host Marielle Segarra speaks with reporter Andee Tagle about low-budget, renter-friendly solutions to make your small ...  عرض المزيد

Decades of research have shown that "forest bathing" is good for your health. It can boost your immune system, lower blood pressure and help with depression. Here's how to reap these benefits on your next walk in the woods. This episode originally published August 24, 2023.Follow ...  عرض المزيد

Math & Language: Creativity, Quantification, and Making Math Accessible with Ben OrlinIn this episode of Breaking Math, hosts sit down with Ben Orlin, author of Math for English Majors and Math with Bad Drawings, to explore the intersection of math and language. Discover the uniq ...  عرض المزيد

Free English Class! Topic: Math! ➗➕➖

I hope you don't mind learning some English words and phrases to talk about math! In this free English class I'll try to keep things exciting while I help you learn all of the different words and phrases you would hear in a ...

In this episode, Beni and Tinka welcome Dr. Adam Rieger back on the podcast, this time to talk about the philosophy of maths! We talk about mathematical objects and what they truly are, how mathematicians arrive at mathematical truths and what happens to maths when you only allow ...  عرض المزيد

You thought the abacus was some sort of Chinese percussion instrument and that the guy in the market sign-languaging you number signals was challenging you to a game of rock, scissors, paper. You didn't take math in China, and you're gonna keep getting outnumbered till ...