Monthly Archives: July 2015

Wayne Bishop’s observations on the Aspen Ideas Festival session, “Is Math Important?”

Posted on 19 July, 2015 by Wayne Bishop

Editors’ Note: David Leonhardt is Washington Bureau Chief for the New York Times, won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on economic issues, and majored in applied mathematics as an undergraduate at Yale. Mr. Leonhardt chaired the panel, “Deep Dive: … Continue reading →

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David Coleman in Charge

Posted on 11 July, 2015 by Richard P Phelps

Wayne Bishop recently made me aware of the unfortunately completely one-sided discussion of US mathematics education at the recent Aspen Ideas Festival. David Leonhardt is Washington Bureau Chief for the New York Times, won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting … Continue reading →

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