The Human Calculator
Feb 28, 2013, 09:07 PM
(Broadcast on BBC Radio Wales, February 2013).
How's your mental arithmetic? Can you calculate multiples faster than a computer? Well, one man who can is Scott Flansburg, also known as The Human Calculator. He holds the world record for speed sums and today he's visiting Cardiff to teach Welsh primary school pupils the tricks of his mathematical mind. It's part of the World Education Games, which are designed to inspire children to learn. Our reporter Emma Thomas went along to the Techniquest science centre in Cardiff Bay to watch his demonstration....