Profs & Pints Richmond: Reel Numbers—Math in Movies

[Profs and Pints Richmond](https://www.profsandpints.com/richmond) presents: **“Reel Numbers—Math in Movies,”** on Hollywood’s evolving portrayals of math and mathematicians, with Brianna Kurtz, professor of mathematics at the University of Virginia.

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Movies have a long history of portraying mathematics in a way that perpetuate stereotypes about mathematicians and fuels anxiety about the subject, making it look beyond the reach of normal people. In recent years, however, a cultural shift has transformed the trope of the marginalized “math nerd” into someone to be celebrated on film.

Take an eye-opening look at the history of mathematics on film with Brianna Kurtz, a scholar of contemporary issues in global mathematics education who has used everything from zombie apocalypse