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Tristan Attwood: 99% Compatible

December 20, 2019

When online dating isn't working out for him, Tristan Attwood decides to analyze the data himself.

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In Mathematics Tags Tristan Attwood, love, dating, math, data science, Season 9

Craig Fay: This List of Symptoms

November 8, 2019

Growing up, Craig Fay develops strategies to hide how terrible he is at math.

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In Health and Medicine, Neuroscience Tags Craig Fay, math, learning disabilities, disability, diagnosis, Neuroatypical, Season 9

Will Tran: No Cheating

June 28, 2019

After Will Tran accidentally cheats his way to a high school math award, he has to grapple with whether or not to come clean.

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In Mathematics Tags Will Tran, math, adolescense, school, cheating, Season 9

Dan Simpson: Somebody's Human Diversity Shield

June 21, 2019

As an unconsenting "face of diversity" at a statistics conference, Dan Simpson contemplates the role of his gay identity in his academic life.

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In Mathematics Tags Dan Simpson, math, diversity in STEM, diversity, LGBT in STEM, Season 9

Kitty Yang: My First Math Teacher

March 8, 2019

Inspired by her grandfather, Kitty Yang becomes a math teacher, but soon realizes she misses being a student.

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In Mathematics, Science Education Tags Kitty Yang, teacher, school, math, grandparents, Season 9, mentor

Seth Cottrell: I Got a Lot of Questions

December 21, 2018

Looking to connect with new people, mathematician Seth Cottrell sets up an ‘Ask a Mathematician’ booth at Burning Man.

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In Mathematics, Science Communication Tags Seth Cottrell, math, Season 8, Burning Man, science communication, Springer Nature

Matt Baker: The Worst Lesson of My Life

August 17, 2018

As a first-year math teacher, Matt Baker feels overwhelmed -- especially when his principal is less than supportive.

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In Mathematics, Science Education Tags Matt Baker, Math for America, math, education, teacher

Patrick Honner: A Party at the Edge of Human Knowledge

July 27, 2018

Patrick Honner starts to doubt his lifelong love of math when graduate school becomes a lonely experience.

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Tags teacher, Math for America, math, Patrick Honner

Sage Forbes-Gray: Becoming a Meaningful Ally

June 29, 2018

After a confrontation with a student, math teacher Sage Forbes-Gray begins to question whether she's the ally she thought she was.

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Tags Sage Forbes-Gray, education, teacher, Math for America, math, diversity

Jason Rodriguez: Becoming a Whole Person

May 4, 2018

Mathematician and comic book writer Jason Rodriguez feels torn between separate cultural and professional identities.

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In Mathematics Tags Jason Rodriguez, math, culture, identity, race

Piper Harron: The Liberated Mathematician

March 9, 2018

Mathematician Piper Harron deals with harassment after standing up for diversity in math.

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In Mathematics Tags math, Piper Harron, diversity, diversity in STEM, Black in STEM, Black lives matter, harassment

Ken Ono: My Freakish Yellow Couch

March 9, 2018

After a reluctant start, mathematician Ken Ono makes an unexpected discovery.

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In Mathematics Tags Ken Ono, math, career, discovery

Vanessa Vakharia: My First Day as Teacher

January 5, 2018

Vanessa Vakharia faces her first day as student teacher of a math class.

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In Mathematics Tags education, school, Vanessa Vakharia, math

Lew Lefton: I'm funny, and I can prove it

January 5, 2018

Lew Lefton tries to succeed as both a math professor and a math comedian.

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In Mathematics Tags Lew Lefton, math, comedy

Saad Sarwana: The Math Test

February 12, 2016

Saad Sarwana is finally about to win a high school award, but in his way is a math problem even the teacher got wrong.

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In Science Education, Mathematics Tags Saad Sarwana, math, adolescense, school

Adriana Salerno: A Different Kind of Problem

September 25, 2015

As a mathematician, Adriana Salerno is used to solving problems, but depression is something else entirely.

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Tags Adriana Salerno, math, depression, mental health, season 5

Alex Bellos: Your Favorite Number

January 26, 2015

Alex Bellos is surprised that people ask him what his favorite number is, so he decides to ask everyone what theirs is.

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Tags Alex Bellos, journalism, math

Nisse Greenberg: What's In A Name

October 17, 2014

While teaching a math class, Nisse Greenberg is troubled by his student's name, and his own.

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Tags Nisse Greenberg, season 4, Story Collider producer, math, education, teacher

Edward Frenkel: The Test

September 19, 2014

When Edward Frenkel is told he won't be accepted to a Russian university because his father is Jewish, he decides to take the admissions exam anyway.

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Tags Edward Frenkel, math, antisemitism, Russia, education

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