# An unexpected tool for understanding inequality: abstract math

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxLondon
- Speaker: Eugenia Cheng
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics, Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/eugenia_cheng_an_unexpected_tool_for_understanding_inequality_abstract_math)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

How do we make sense of a world that doesn't? By looking in unexpected places, says mathematician Eugenia Cheng. She explains how applying concepts from abstract mathematics to daily life can lead us to a deeper understanding of things like the root of anger and the function of privilege. Learn more about how this surprising tool can help us to empathize with each other.

## Lectures

1. [An unexpected tool for understanding inequality: abstract math](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/eugenia_cheng_an_unexpected_tool_for_understanding_inequality_abstract_math/e3e41349d98d), 12 min (TED's player)