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TEDTalks Arthur Benjamin Does "Mathemagic"

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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.

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about 1 year ago

I suppose he sort of does, but not in a useful way. What significance do the words have and how did he learn this? This should be watched in conjunction with Ramadahm's TED talk on synthesisia.

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I thought he would explain how he did it.

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Who gives a s***. He is still amazing. See 2 other replies

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I concur. He actually makes quite a few mistakes. See 2 other replies

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All grand, except he makes mistakes.
722 = 521,284 not 513,284
He made another mistake prior to that.

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