Free Virtual Screening: Award-Winning “Counted Out” + Live Q&A (Online)

Submitted by the Event OrganizerReel Link FilmsJoin us for a free virtual screening of the award-winning documentary “Counted Out,” followed by a live conversation with director Vicki Abeles, and film subjects Julia Angwin and Talithia Williams. Data, numbers and algorithms shape every corner of our lives, from AI to elections, to how we receive medical care, to the prices we pay for insurance, to who we match with on dating apps. But millions of adults say they are not “math people.” As generative AI increasingly shapes our personal choices and public institutions, that lack of confidence carries profound consequences. On August 8, join us for our first-ever, free virtual screening of COUNTED OUT, followed by a live conversation about the knowledge and confidence we need to navigate our world in an age of AI. COUNTED OUT takes us on a journey to answer an urgent set of questions: how do we reclaim our mathematical confidence? How do we take back the agency to make better decisions, to protect ourselves from misinformation, to guide our children, and to improve our quality of life in concrete, meaningful ways? We are honored to share the film and to dive deeper into its themes with director Vicki Abeles and two extraordinary guests: Julia Angwin is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist whose work examines how algorithms, technology, and data shape power and inequality. She is the founder of Proof News, a nonprofit newsroom focused on accountability journalism, and the author of On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear. Talithia Williams is a statistician, professor, and host of PBS’s NOVA Wonders, known for making math accessible and empowering. Her TED Talk, Own Your Body’s Data, explores how understanding our own data can help us make more informed decisions about our health and our lives. This special, one-day-only virtual event will not be replayed or made available after August 8, so we encourage you to register now and join us live. Together we will explore why quantitative thinking is fundamental to our democracy– a powerful tool for every citizen who wishes to make sense of the world and participate fully in public life. Free and open to the public. RSVP required. Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.