The Great American Amnesia
The great American amnesia. Clever people and grocers weigh everything.We like to think we know how to calculate, but ask a college student what you get when you multiply six times seven and they’ll say they haven’t their calculator.
An episode of the Garner Isn't podcast, hosted by Ed Garner, titled "The Great American Amnesia" was published on November 2, 2020 and runs 29 minutes.
November 2, 2020 ·29m · Garner Isn't
Summary
The great American amnesia. Clever people and grocers weigh everything.We like to think we know how to calculate, but ask a college student what you get when you multiply six times seven and they’ll say they haven’t their calculator. I memorized multiplication tables, but it doesn’t help cause the numbers keep lying. The stock market is artificially inflated. Kasimir Malevitch’s famous painting The Black Square.
Episode Description
The great American amnesia. Clever people and grocers weigh everything.We like to think we know how to calculate, but ask a college student what you get when you multiply six times seven and they'll say they haven't their calculator. I memorized multiplication tables, but it doesn't help cause the numbers keep lying. The stock market is artificially inflated. Kasimir Malevitch's famous painting The Black Square.
MUSIC
Andriana Coselotti, Larry Morey, Frank Churchill, Kathryn Beaumont