134. Why Do We Still Teach People to Cal...

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).

• EXTRAS:
  • "Bringing Data to Life," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2023).
  • "Steven Strogatz Thinks You Don’t Know What Math Is," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2023).
  • "Mathematician Sarah Hart on Why Numbers are Music to Our Ears," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021).
  • "America’s Math Curriculum Doesn’t Add Up," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021).