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When anxiety is running the show and your brain won't quit, humor might be more than a coping mechanism—it might be a survival strategy. Jenny Lawson kicks things off with hard-won tips for staying alive, happy, and creative in spite of it all. Then Meredith Arthur offers practic ... Show More

Americans have been hustling for financial wisdom for 300 years — but how much of that advice actually made anyone rich? First, historian Joseph Moore digs through centuries of money manuals, sermons, and get-rich schemes to separate the genuinely sound from the spectacularly abs ... Show More

Going big is overrated — and Eric Zimmer makes a compelling case that the smallest changes are the ones that actually stick, building quietly into something transformative. Then in the second half, Jay Shetty draws on his experience as a former monk to show how training your mind ... Show More

<p>When math is based on abstract concepts, how do we know it’s correct? Dr. Eugenia Cheng takes on that question in a new book.</p><p> </p><p>The concept of math has been around for a long time, developing independently in many different cultures. In 1650 BC, the Egyptians were ... Show More

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 ... Show More

Math isn't just for "math kids" — it's for everyone, says learning expert Shalinee Sharma. She outlines four simple steps to transform your approach to math, creating an environment where any kid can develop a strong mathematical mind.Learn more about our flagship conference happ ... Show More

Are you ready to spark a love for math in your child? Listen in as my guest, Shalinee Sharma, reveals her top tips. Click here for the show notes and extra resources. The Mathematical Mind is something we all possess, yet there are many myths about having a math mind or not. Toda ... Show More

It’s commonly believed that the arts and the sciences have little in common with each other. The distinction that’s most frequently made is that the arts are creative in nature whereas the sciences are logical. But this couldn’t be further from the truth. In this episode, we catc ... Show More

<p>Ellen Eischen is a professor of mathematics at the University of Oregon. Here she discusses creativity, collaboration - and a “secret” journal she has kept since childhood.</p><p>Ellen Eischen website (includes some links to the teaching we discussed): <a href="http://www.elle ... Show More

If math never quite stuck for you, Ben Orlin is here to change that. He says think of math as a language. Numbers are the nouns and the arithmetic operations are verbs. This episode, learning the language of math to help you in your day-to-day life. See pcm.adswizz.com for inform ... Show More

Children who are being taught mathematics often balk at the idea of negative numbers, thinking them to be fictional entities, and often only learn later that they are useful for expressing opposite extremes of things, such as considering a debt an amount of money with a negative ... Show More