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Dr. Rod Berger speaks with David Vaccaro, director of Learning and Innovation at Wycombe Abbey in the UK about math’s ability to describe our world.

Math has been siloed, kept isolated from other disciples and our society is suffering consequently. David demonstrates how by reconnecting math to other education disciples and the outside world; the power of math literacy can be realized.

The conversation covers many areas within math that need improving, from the need for better problem solving, more effective modelling, and better communication to the wider community.

Overall, this discussion focuses on the impact math can have when connected to our day-to-day life and how by redefining what math is, what we call it, and our relationship to it, can reveal more about the world around us.

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