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Counted Out” investigates the biggest crises of our time. Political polarization. Racial biases. Social injustice. Economic inequity. Climate change. And a global pandemic. All viewed through a previously unseen lens: math
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 can access, the jobs we get is all 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.
Through a mosaic of personal stories, expert interviews, and scenes of math transformation in action, “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 everyone can understand the math that undergirds our society — and can help shape it?
The film’s voices include the late civil rights icon Robert Moses as well as Talithia Williams, associate professor of mathematics at Harvey Mudd University and TEDx speaker of “Own Your Body’s Data,” Julia Angwin, investigative journalist and founder of Proof, Steven Levitt, co-author of “Freakonomics.”
The Mercury News: Opinion: Why American democracy and prosperity depend on mathematical literacyFilm Week with Larry Mantle: ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3,’ ‘Mufasa: The Lion King,’ ‘The Count of Monte Cristo,’ and MoreMath is FigureOutAble: Counted OutHerald Publications: Documentary ‘Counted Out’ Discusses Advocation for Inclusive Math EducationSF Chronicle: “Math is a passport to citizenship in the 21st century,” Danny Glover said, “and particularly algebra.”Overly Honest Media: The Hidden Arithmetic of Everyday LifeAmerican Mathematical Society: New and Noteworthy Titles on our Bookshelf https://countedoutfilm.com/screenings/ncesd-sci-math-team/
