Our Favorite Things: Math And Community In The Classroom
Ranthony Edmonds is a post-doctoral researcher at The Ohio State University. In addition to her pure math research, Edmonds focuses on service and math outreach both in and out of the classroom. Joshua Kendall Edmonds/JKE Photography hide caption
Ranthony Edmonds is a post-doctoral researcher at The Ohio State University. In addition to her pure math research, Edmonds focuses on service and math outreach both in and out of the classroom.
Joshua Kendall Edmonds/JKE PhotographyThat's right — Day 2 of Short Wave's Favorite Episodes Week is pure math goodness! In this encore episode, we revisit a conversation with mathematician Ranthony Edmonds. She reminds us that the idea of a lone genius scribbling away and solving complex equations is nothing more than a myth — one she actively tries to dispel in her classroom at The Ohio State University.
Instead, Ranthony focuses on the community aspects of math: the support systems behind each mathematician and the benefits of a collaborative, inclusive environment for math innovation.
Think we should consider math more? Let us know by emailing shortwave@npr.org.
This episode was produced by Rebecca Ramirez, edited by Viet Le and fact-checked by Rasha Aridi. Josh Newell was the engineer.