Jan 12, 2012 - Claremont, CA -

Harvey Mudd College and math Professor Art Benjamin were featured this week on the National Public Radio (NPR) program All Things Considered. The news outlet covered the 2012 Joint Mathematics Meetings last week in Boston, where Benjamin's presentation caught the attention of NPR reporter Ari Daniel Shapiro.

Shapiro interviewed Benjamin after watching him use the game of backgammon to illustrate math principles. "Math definitely makes me a better backgammon player," Benjamin said. "If you can figure out probabilities, it's essentially like rolling the game out infinitely many times. It gives you a great deal of information."

Listen to the NPR broadcast here.