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A performance of "Mathemagic"

Arthur Benjamin · TED

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About

In a lively show, mathemagician Arthur Benjamin races a team of calculators to figure out 3-digit squares, solves another massive mental equation and guesses a few birthdays. How does he do it? He’ll tell you.

The talk

  1. A performance of "Mathemagic" 15 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED2005
Speaker
Arthur Benjamin
Year
2005
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Mathematics, Teaching and learning
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
Who can watch
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