An unexpected tool for understanding inequality: abstract math

Name: An unexpected tool for understanding inequality: abstract math
Uploaded: 2019-03-08T15:47:37Z
Duration: 11 min 9 s
Description: How do we make sense of a world that doesn't? By looking in unexpected places, says mathematician Eugenia Cheng. She explains how applying concepts from abstract mathematics to daily life can lead us to a deeper understanding of things like the root of anger and the function of privilege. Learn more about how this surprising tool can help us to empathize with each other.

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Eugenia Cheng |

TEDxLondon

• July 2018

How do we make sense of a world that doesn't? By looking in unexpected places, says mathematician Eugenia Cheng. She explains how applying concepts from abstract mathematics to daily life can lead us to a deeper understanding of things like the root of anger and the function of privilege. Learn more about how this surprising tool can help us to empathize with each other.