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Can math help repair democracy? | Sam Wang

Sep 10, 2024 · 11 min · 6.9 MB
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Could math help make American democracy more responsive to the people? From detecting gerrymandered districts to predicting the impact of alternative election methods like ranked-choice voting, neuroscientist Sam Wang outlines how computer simulations can help fix the bugs in US democracy — and put it on the path to repair.



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