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Counted Out: A Film Screening

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    Join us for a screening of Counted Out, an award-winning documentary that investigates the biggest crises of our time—political polarization, racial and economic inequity, a global pandemic, and climate change—through an unexpected lens: math.

    In our current information economy, math is everywhere. The people we date, the news we see, the influence of our votes, the candidates who win elections, the education we have access to, the jobs we get—all of it is underwritten by an invisible layer of math that few of us understand, or even notice.

    But whether we know it or not, our numeric literacy—whether we can speak the language of math—is a critical determinant of social and economic power.

    Through a mosaic of personal stories, expert interviews, and scenes of math transformation in action, Counted Out shows what’s at risk if we keep the status quo. Do we want an America in which most of us don’t consider ourselves “math people”? Where math proficiency goes down as students grow up? Or do we want a country where everyone can understand the math that undergirds our society—and can help shape it?

    Sponsored by Temple University Libraries and the Temple University Science, Technology & Society (STS) Network

     

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    Created By: Temple University Libraries
    Sponsors: Temple's Science // TECHNOLOGY // and Society (STS) network // Temple University Libraries // Department of Mathematics
    Open To: Public
    Type: Film Screening
    Tags: documentary

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