Bella Starling Alves
@starlingalves.bsky.social
Postdoc scholar at The Number Lab - Vanderbilt University, studying numerical cognition.
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New paper alert! [1/4] 🚨
M., a kitchen assistant in Brazil, almost lost her job: she thought “½” cup meant “12” cups and ruined the recipe.
She left school in 3rd grade to work—like many adults in non-WEIRD countries who never got a fair shot at education.
How do they transcode fractions?
M., a kitchen assistant in Brazil, almost lost her job: she thought “½” cup meant “12” cups and ruined the recipe.
She left school in 3rd grade to work—like many adults in non-WEIRD countries who never got a fair shot at education.
How do they transcode fractions?
February 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
New paper alert! [1/4] 🚨
M., a kitchen assistant in Brazil, almost lost her job: she thought “½” cup meant “12” cups and ruined the recipe.
She left school in 3rd grade to work—like many adults in non-WEIRD countries who never got a fair shot at education.
How do they transcode fractions?
M., a kitchen assistant in Brazil, almost lost her job: she thought “½” cup meant “12” cups and ruined the recipe.
She left school in 3rd grade to work—like many adults in non-WEIRD countries who never got a fair shot at education.
How do they transcode fractions?