Episode 200: Who Invented Math?

• SCENARIO #1:   

• Demetri finished high school a few years ago, but wonders how civilizations survived prior to the invention of math by the ancient Greeks. He wonders how civilizations erected large structures and were able to successfully grow crops. Is there an answer to his conundrum?

• SCENARIO #2: 

• Keyaunna is adamant on giving people credit where credit is due. She knows for certain that math could not have been invented only 10’s of thousands years ago. Instead, she wants to go to the big history book publishers and have them edit the information to include the ancient civilizations as the math inventors. Could her plan succeed or should she do something different?

• SCENARIO #3:  

• Tondalaya is a zoomer, or Generation Z person, writing a research paper on the origins of math. She is hard pressed to find much information about ancient civilizations and their contributions to math on the internet. What are her options for getting the information she desires?