7-30 The Concept of Zero

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One aspect of math that small children have trouble with is the concept of zero
They’re told that 2 apples minus two apples equals zero apples
Tell a child that there are zero apples on the table and that child gets confused
Because there’s nothing on the table
There could be zero anything
The idea of there being specifically zero apples or zero bananas doesn’t make sense

It makes me think

Women get involved
In academia
In writing
In medicine
In movies

They get disregarded
They get bullied
They get sexually assaulted.

They
Stop studying
Stop writing
Stop directing
Stop performing

Zero poems
Zero screenplays
Zero Pulitzers
Zero Oscars

There are a lot of zeros on the table



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