Times Talk Wednesday, Oct. 8, noon-12:50 p.m. in Russell Library Pat Peterson Museum Education Room with GCSU alumnus Baldwin H.S. Math Instructor Mr. Jacob Carter; 'How can we[...]

Times Talk Wednesday, Oct. 8, noon-12:50 p.m. in Russell Library Pat Peterson Museum Education Room with GCSU alumnus Baldwin H.S. Math Instructor Mr. Jacob Carter; "How can we heal our relationships with mathematics?"

Please join us this Wednesday October 8 in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room of Russell Library from 12:00-12:50 p.m. for this week's Times Talk facilitated by GCSU alumnus and Baldwin H.S. Math Instructor Jacob Carter on "How can we heal our relationships with mathematics?"

The following articles may be referred to during the discussion:You don't have to be good at math to enjoy it; https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/science/eugenia-cheng-math-unequal-book.html?unlocked_article_code=1.rE8.z4pK.PBXfnQYRZyf7&smid=url-shareMath anxiety:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6087017/Why Democracy lives and dies by math;https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/24/science/math-documentary-voting-abeles.html?unlocked_article_code=1.rE8.Hy9L.K8fB9s6yjtwX&smid=url-share

Next week's Times Talk will be facilitated by Dean of the Honors College and Professor of History Dr. Brian Newsome on ""The Power of Stories: Reflections on Anecdotes from 20 Years of Teaching."

Times Talk at Georgia College & State University celebrates 20 continuous years as the first in the nation college weekly facilitated campus-wide conversation series on current and significant public events and issues as reported by the New York Times and other reputable news sources. The topics change weekly and are chosen and facilitated by volunteer faculty, staff, students and community members. Times Talks are open to all campus and local community members. Just bring your brain. There will free pizza while it lasts!