Ep. 73 - Dr. Keith Devlin, Mathematics Communicator and Author

Published: Sept. 20, 2015, 8:24 p.m.

b"Dr. Keith Devlin is a mathematician who\\u2019s also known as The Math Guy on NPR\\u2019s Weekend Edition. He has written several books explaining math to the masses. And he's also the co-founder and Executive Director of Stanford University\\u2019s Human-Sciences and Technologies Advanced Research Institute (H-Star).\\nWe spoke with Dr. Devlin about why math is difficult to understand and explain, how we tend to know more about mathematicians' lives than their work, and whether programs like Khan Academy help or hurt students.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"