Maths, Beyond the Calculator
Radical Science
English - July 13, 2016 22:51 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MB - ★★★★ - 4 ratingsScience Business Investing books science startup technology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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We spoke to Conrad Wolfram, Strategic and International Director of Wolfram Research, and founder of Computer Based Math. He was keen to talk about disrupting maths education by teaching broader problem solving rather than pure computation, the importance of getting your message out there, and what's standing in the way of progress and educational reform.