The Math(s) Fix - Computational Thinking Q&A
Speaker:
Conrad Wolfram, Wolfram Research, Parker Glynn-Adey, University of Toronto
Date and Time:
Saturday, November 28, 2020 - 10:10am to 11:00am
Location:
Online
Abstract:
Conrad Wolfram is the Strategic Director and European CEO/Co-Founder for Wolfram Research. He is a physicist, mathematician and technologist by training. Additionally, Conrad has been the Strategic Director and European Co-Founder/CEO of Wolfram - the “math company” behind Mathematica, Wolfram Language and Wolfram|Alpha (which powers knowledge answers for Apple's Siri) for over 30 years.
Parker Glynn-Adey is a mathematician and teacher at the University of Toronto. He specializes in Riemannian geometry, and quantitative topology, and now works in the scholarship of teaching and learning of mathematics. In particular, he studies the efficacy of student publications and collaboration for promoting creativity and innovation in mathematics.