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Counted Out (free film screening)

March 31 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Free

Counted Out shows us the power of math in our society, our economy, and our democracy.

At 7:00pm on March 31st in Maxey Hall on the Whitman College Campus in Walla Walla, WA, the Whitman College Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Walla Walla Public Schools, Walla Walla Community College and Walla Walla University will take part in Counted Out’s worldwide movement to re-imagine math with a free screening of the award winning film Counted Out.
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.
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 see 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?

“Our inability, as citizens, to speak the language that is math is truly risky to us as a society.” — Julia Angwin, editor-in-chief of Proof News

Counted Out has been selected to screen at dozens of film festivals, including SXSW EDU, the San Francisco International Film Festival, and Original Thinkers in Telluride, Colorado which spotlighted the intersection of mathematical thinking and civic health. An election-themed screening at a KALW public radio on National Voter Registration Day marked the launch of an impact and community screening tour. The New York Times featured Counted Out in an article about the critical role math plays in our democracy.

Watch the Counted Out trailer and learn more at countedoutfilm.com.

Details

Date:
March 31
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Category:
Website:
https://bit.ly/CountedOutWhitmanMath

Organizer

Whitman College
Phone
5092009254
Email
hoffman@whitman.edu
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Venue

Whitman College- Maxey Hall
173 Stanton
Walla Walla, 99362 United States
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Phone
gordonj@whitman.edu
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