S3E01: A drag queen walks into a math class ... w/ Kyne Santos

Math Therapy

Season 3 of Math Therapy kicks off today with a brand new theme: math in the media! Historically, media representations of math have left a LOT to be desired, but change is in the air and we are HERE for it.

Today Vanessa chats with / fangirls over Kyne Santos - a true trailblazer when it comes to showing how complex and multi-dimensional we can be if we give ourselves permission! From fierce competition on Canada’s Drag Race to taking math viral on TikTok, they discuss how Kyne has been redefining stereotypes and courageously breaking down boundaries in both the Queer and math communities.

About Kyne

Kyne Santos is a world-class drag queen and mathematics communicator. He graduated high school with the prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarship to study at the University of Waterloo, where he is a candidate for a Bachelor of Mathematics with a major in Mathematical Finance. Kyne’s short-form math videos, delivered in full high-glamour drag, have gone viral on TikTok and YouTube, where she tells riddles, gives lessons on history’s greatest mathematicians, and teaches her followers how to spot misleading statistics in the media. Fusing her two passions together, Kyne brings STEM education to the queer community and queerness to STEM.

Show notes:

• Kyne's official (and super glam) website
• 10:48 - Buzzfeed article about Kyne
• 14:10 - NBC article about Kyne using math for good and not evil

Connect with us:

• Kyne Santos: @onlinekyne (Insta, Twitter, TikTok, YouTube)
• Vanessa Vakharia: @themathguru (Insta, Twitter, TikTok)
• Math Therapy: @maththerapy (Twitter)

Transcript for today’s episode: www.maththerapypodcast.com