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S3E09: I’m not a math person, don’t @ me w/ Bex

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The year was 2020. A tweet went viral on the interwebs and Vanessa damn near lost her mind. Somewhere in the UK, Bex had tweeted that the best part of being an adult was “opting out” of math; online mag Bustle picked it up and next thing we know Bex was on our podcast - turns out she’s even more hilarious over Zoom than she is on Twitter! On today’s episode she describes how dyscalculia (number dyslexia) influenced her rocky relationship with math, how she learned to cope and ended up working in the financial industry, and how things could have been different if she had better educational support at school. And as a bonus, she shares how her give-no-f*cks attitude helps her ignore the haters on social media - get ready to laugh, cry, and contemplate all your life choices!

About Bex

Bex is a 26 year old, living in London. Despite working in financial services, she struggles with numbers. Outside of avoiding basic mathematical problems between 9-5, she is a prolific tweeter, at-home karaoke extraordinaire and dog admirer.

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Connect with us:

Transcript for today’s episode: www.maththerapypodcast.com

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Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Sexism in STEM (00:07:40)

3. F*ck the haters (00:09:00)

4. What is dyscalculia? (00:11:31)

5. Defining "intelligence" (00:16:09)

6. Bex's relationship w/ math(s) (00:17:54)

7. Final 2 questions (00:29:52)

8. Outro (00:32:30)

83 episodes

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The year was 2020. A tweet went viral on the interwebs and Vanessa damn near lost her mind. Somewhere in the UK, Bex had tweeted that the best part of being an adult was “opting out” of math; online mag Bustle picked it up and next thing we know Bex was on our podcast - turns out she’s even more hilarious over Zoom than she is on Twitter! On today’s episode she describes how dyscalculia (number dyslexia) influenced her rocky relationship with math, how she learned to cope and ended up working in the financial industry, and how things could have been different if she had better educational support at school. And as a bonus, she shares how her give-no-f*cks attitude helps her ignore the haters on social media - get ready to laugh, cry, and contemplate all your life choices!

About Bex

Bex is a 26 year old, living in London. Despite working in financial services, she struggles with numbers. Outside of avoiding basic mathematical problems between 9-5, she is a prolific tweeter, at-home karaoke extraordinaire and dog admirer.

Show notes

Connect with us:

Transcript for today’s episode: www.maththerapypodcast.com

  continue reading

Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Sexism in STEM (00:07:40)

3. F*ck the haters (00:09:00)

4. What is dyscalculia? (00:11:31)

5. Defining "intelligence" (00:16:09)

6. Bex's relationship w/ math(s) (00:17:54)

7. Final 2 questions (00:29:52)

8. Outro (00:32:30)

83 episodes

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