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Re:The sinister attempts to ‘decolonise’ mathematics by Gordonjcp on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @06:29AM (#33607898)
Can you clearly and lucidy explain how mathematics might be "colonial"?
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Re:The sinister attempts to ‘decolonise’ mathematics by Fomite on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @07:05AM (#33608129)
From an application context, "Weapons of Math Destruction" is a good place to start.
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Re:The sinister attempts to ‘decolonise’ mathematics by Gordonjcp on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @03:27PM (#33614555)
Okay, but that's not relevant to mathematics. That's about business decisions.
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Re:The sinister attempts to ‘decolonise’ mathematics by Fomite on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @01:46AM (#33619752)
Aided and abetted by putting a veneer of mathematics over the top. That is the important context for the idea of decolonizing math - that it doesn't actually take place in a vacuum.
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