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Secrets of Mental Maths

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Dr. Arthur Benjamin is a mathematician and a magician. In his entertaining and fast-paced performance, he will demonstrate and explain how to mentally multiply numbers faster than a calculator, how to figure out the day of the week of any date in history, and other amazing feats of mind. He has presented his mixture of maths and magic to audiences all over the world.

Arthur Benjamin is a professor of mathematics at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California. His TED talk as a mathemagician has been viewed over 5 million times. Reader’s Digest calls him America’s Best Math Whiz.

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