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Can math help repair democracy? | Sam Wang

Can math help repair democracy? | Sam Wang

Update: 2024-09-10

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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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Can math help repair democracy? | Sam Wang

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