176: Math Pain

August 17, 2021 00:04:53
176: Math Pain
Brain Junk
176: Math Pain

Aug 17 2021 | 00:04:53

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Hosted By

Trace Kerr Amy Barton

Show Notes

If you’re like Trace, the thought of math makes you want to run and hide; that anxiety, that tightness in your chest, the weird shooting pains (wait, is that just Trace?!). You’ll be relieved to know that those pains aren’t a figment of your freaked out imagination! We’ve got the science to prove it.

Show Notes: 

Math, or anxiety about math, really can cause physical pain!

Wireless.com: Painful Math

Plos One: When Math Hurts

 

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