Episode 04 · Season I · S1.E4 · Jan 16, 2026
From a Cultural Context: Rethinking STEM
Challenges the common assumption that STEM is neutral. If 'math is objective' and 'data speaks for itself,' what gets hidden is the cultural design of many STEM classrooms — speed, linearity, and whose way of knowing counts.
“If “math is objective” and “data speaks for itself,” what gets hidden is the cultural design of the classroom.”
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