Selections from the Woods Hole Film Festival: Counted Out
When:
Monday, Nov 18, 2024 6:30p -
8:30p
Monday, Nov 18, 2024 6:30p -
8:30p
Where:
MIT Museum
314 Main Street, Gambrill Center, Building E-28
Cambridge, MA 02142
Admission:
$15
Hosted by:
Categories:
Innovation, Tech
Event website:
https://mitmuseum.mit.edu/programs/selections-from-the-woods-hole-film-festival
In the 21st century, our world is dominated by technology, data, and algorithms, yet we maintain the persistent myth that not everyone is a "math person." Can changing our minds about math revolutionize who has power -- and who is counted out?
Through a mosaic of personal stories, 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 consider ourselves "math people?" Where math proficiency goes down as students grow up? Or do we want a country where anyone can understand the math that undergirds our society -- and can help shape it. The film is dedicated to Bob Moses, the civil rights leader and MacArthur genius who saw math access as the civil rights issue of our time, and whose work we follow in some of the last filmed interviews of his life.
The film will be followed by a panel discussion and audience conversation featuring film director Vicki Abeles and local math literacy professionals.
$15 General Public
$5 MIT ID Holders
You can buy tickets here.
