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Reading, Writing and .. AI Literacy? Conrad Wolfram Wants to ‘Fix’ Math Education

Reading, Writing and .. AI Literacy? Conrad Wolfram Wants to ‘Fix’ Math Education

The coronavirus pandemic is the latest example of…

EdSurge Podcast

June 9, 202037m 43s

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Show Notes

The coronavirus pandemic is the latest example of why math literacy is key to daily life, as people struggle to understand health statistics and attempts to "flatten the curve." Our guest this week, Conrad Wolfram, says that the education system has done a terrible job preparing us to live in a world where number crunching is more important than ever. He has a new book out this week called The Math Fix: An Education Blueprint for the AI Age. In it, he proposed a new way for schools to think about math education, and what even needs to be taught and why.