Is Math Racist? That Does Not Compute

Tags: Education, Media and Culture, World History

02/19/2021 Gary Galles

Rather than representing “white supremacy,” the evolution of mathematics has been a globe-, race-, and culture-spanning collaboration of advancements, an ongoing development of more effective tools for anyone to use.

Original Article: “Is Math Racist? That Does Not Compute“

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