“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.

Screening will be followed by a Q&A panel with Geillan Aly (Compassionate Mathematics), Richard Hernandez (Springfield Public Schools, Gerena Community School), and Deborah Schifter (MHC, Education Development Center).

Presented by:

Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Master of Arts in Teaching Mathematics Program, Western MA Mathematics Partnership, the Department of Education and Psychology, and The Nexus Program