According to a new Ohio State University study ,
kids think eyeglasses make other kids (note use of the word “other”) look smart. We like to call this “The Velma Effect.”

But as we all know, there’s a thin line between looking smart and being geeky, and researchers at London Metropolitan University believe they’ve found it. Here’s the bad news. It’s called “Math.”

Apparently, a “substantial majority” of high school and university students said no thanks to pursuing math because they think mathematicians are all “old, white, middle-class men who lack social skills and have no personal life.” Even Einstein was labeled by the study group as “not normal.”

So we’re thinking we need some kind of math-genius-super-hero show to prove to kids that being good at math doesn’t doom your personal life. Think Wordgirl with crime-fighting fractions…and she should totally wear glasses.

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