Life Kit

Listen, download, subscribe

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Math for English majors

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. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

• 

  Dear Life Kit: I need a gut check for a sticky situation

• 

  A guide to breast cancer screening

• 

  Should you let your kid quit something?

• 

  How to avoid counterfeit and unsafe products online

• 

  How to cut ultra-processed foods from your diet

• 

  How "parts" therapy can help you heal

• 

  How to talk to your aging parents about their finances

• 

  What to do when your house floods

• 

  How to deal with climate anxiety

• 

  How to refinance your mortgage

• 

  Personal style when your body changes

• 

  Stress-busting skills to try in everyday life

• 

  I ditched plastic for a week. Here's what I learned

• 

  How to talk to your loved ones about misinformation

• 

  Your kid is having a tantrum in public. Now what?

• 

  How to start saving for retirement