Name: Discipline of Mathematics "Counted Out" Film Screening
Start: 2025-03-14T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-03-14T21:00:00-04:00
Location: Medical Sciences Lecture Theatre (MSLT) at Google Map Plus Code 49M9+9QF

Discipline of Mathematics "Counted Out" Film Screening

Counted Out Film

Join us to see a new documentary shining a light on math as the foundation of democracy & economic opportunity!

Medical Sciences Lecture Theatre (MSLT) at Google Map Plus Code 49M9+9QF

Welcome to the local Premiere of "Counted Out" hosted by the Discipline of Mathematics together with the UWI MathClub, the Department of Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics (CMP) and the Faculty of Science &amp; Technology (FST) at the University of the West Indies (UWI)!Join us for a special screening of “Counted Out,” a new hard-hitting documentary that shines a light on math as the foundation of democracy and economic opportunity.Watch the trailer here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5a2la9WTtY" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5a2la9WTtY" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Counted Out Film Trailer</a>For the full Pi Day program at UWI Cave Hill, see the Agenda below or visit <a href="https://www.bb-math.com/moodle/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=1633#p2285" title="https://www.bb-math.com/moodle/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=1633#p2285" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">the page here</a>.

More about “Counted Out”“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 “<a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/talithia_williams_own_your_body_s_data" title="https://www.ted.com/talks/talithia_williams_own_your_body_s_data" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Own Your Body’s Data</a>,” Julia Angwin, investigative journalist and founder of <a href="https://www.proofnews.org/" title="https://www.proofnews.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Proof</a>, Steven Levitt, co-author of “Freakonomics.”

Pi Day Schedule

For an overview, simulation and schedule for this eclipse, see https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/barbados/bridgetown?iso=20250314

Total Lunar Eclipse

We kick-off our Pi Day celebrations in ALT (Arts Lecture Theatre) with a talk (on Zoom) by Prof John Baez (UC Riverside) entitled "Visual Insights".

Talk "Visual Insights"

We meet at ALT (Arts Lecture Theatre) to start a Mathematical Scavenger Hunt, organized by the UWI MathClub, across campus. Discover object of mathematical nature around UWI!

Mathematical Scavenger Hunt

In MSLT (Medical Sciences Lecture Theatre), we will explore the connections between mathematics and artistic expression. We will discover the beauty of mathematical visual and textile art, and get inspired to engage in our own creative mathematical projects, e.g., by creating ambigrams.

Pi Day talk "Mathematics in Art"

In MSLT (Medical Sciences Lecture Theatre) you will be able to play Nim, explore Möbius strips, do some Origami folding, etc. Some of our Student Societies will show how they use math in their respective disciplines. And you can also view posters from the Calculus B course. Please join us for all these activities — there will also be some give-aways!

Mathematical Fair and Poster Session

Screening of "Counted Out"

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