{"id":228,"date":"2021-08-03T15:58:07","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T19:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ams.org\/mathmedia\/?page_id=228"},"modified":"2022-09-08T15:11:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T19:11:05","slug":"connecting-math-concepts-with-current-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mathvoices.ams.org\/mathmedia\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting Math Concepts with Current Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the Math in the Media program from the American Mathematical Society, you can stay up-to-date with math in current events and get ideas for classroom activities. The site has two components:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mathvoices.ams.org\/mathmedia\/math-in-the-media-digests\/archive\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/mathvoices.ams.org\/mathmedia\/math-in-the-media-digests\/archive\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1662748423377000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3dEYT82hXtH3Jmm7SiSPR-\">Digests of Math in the Media<\/a>:\u00a0Every month, we publish a set of digests of recent news stories involving math. Each digest consists of a summary of the news story accompanied by classroom activities that will help students practice the math concepts discussed in the news.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mathvoices.ams.org\/mathmedia\/tonys-take\/archive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/mathvoices.ams.org\/mathmedia\/tonys-take\/archive\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1662748423377000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2YKeLnYNteJ7dWvkwL0ekZ\">Tony Phillips\u2019 Take on Math in the Media<\/a>:\u00a0These monthly columns take a deeper dive into recent developments in the world of mathematics as reflected in the press and in non-mathematical scientific journals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Subscribe to receive new posts via email!<\/p>\n<p>If you see a news article that you think should be featured in Math in the Media, or if you have any other suggestions, email <a href=\"mailto:outreach@ams.org\">outreach@ams.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"margin-top: 20px;height: 3px;border-width: 0;color: #0057b8;background-color: #0057b8\" \/>\n<table border=\"0\" summary=\"AMS posters\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<caption style=\"text-align: center\">\n<h3>Looking for more resources for your classroom? 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