Conrad Wolfram wants to transform the way we teach math — by taking advantage of computers. The Mathematica creator convinced the Estonian government to give his radical curriculum a try — so why is the rest of the world so resistant?
- SOURCE:
- Conrad Wolfram, strategic director and European cofounder/C.E.O. of Wolfram Research, and founder of computerbasedmath.org.
- RESOURCES:
- "In California, a Math Problem: Does Data Science = Algebra II?" by Amy Harmon (The New York Times, 2023).
- The Math(s) Fix: An Education Blueprint for the AI Age, by Conrad Wolfram (2020).
- "The Movement to Modernize Math Class," by Yoree Koh (The Wall Street Journal, 2020).
- "Math Rebels Invade Estonia With Computerized Education," by Klint Finley (Wired, 2013).
- "Do Left-Handed People Really Die Young?" by Hannah Barnes (BBC News, 2013).
- "Teaching Kids Real Math With Computers," by Conrad Wolfram (TED Talk, 2010).