“This room smells of mathematics!
Go out and fetch a disinfectant spray!”
—A.H. Trelawney Ross, Alan Turing’s form master

It’s been a while since I’ve felt riled enough to blog. But now, the spirit moves within me once more.

First, I encourage you to read Andrew Hacker’s op-ed in The New York Times, “Is Algebra Necessary?” Then, sample a few reactions:
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