You’re Better at Math than you Think

And if I tell you it might ruin the illusion

Hannah Brown
Science For Life
Published in
4 min readOct 7, 2021

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Photo by me — the quilt my mum made me

There is such a focus on mathematical ability as being an indicator of intelligence, and that means that folks who struggle with the cognitive development of mathematical skills are seen as incompetent. This is simply not true and says a lot more about our society’s limitations in recognizing and utilizing everyone’s gifts and

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Hannah Brown
Science For Life

She/her: Adult educator, musician, writer, published mathematician, and budding mycophile. I like to climb trees.