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Can mathematicians help to solve social-justice problems?

Researchers discuss the triumphs and trials of using their craft to tackle society’s greatest challenges.
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  1. Rachel Crowell

    1. Rachel Crowell is a freelance journalist near Des Moines, Iowa.

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When Carrie Diaz Eaton trained as a mathematician, they didn’t expect their career to involve social-justice research. Growing up in Providence, Rhode Island, Diaz Eaton first saw social justice in action when their father, who’s from Peru, helped other Spanish-speaking immigrants to settle in the United States.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-01494-7

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