# Can you solve the fantasy election riddle?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Dennis E. Shasha
- Year: 2021
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/dennis_e_shasha_can_you_solve_the_fantasy_election_riddle)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

After much debate, the realm has decided dragon jousting may not be the best way to choose its leaders, and has begun transitioning to democracy. Your company was hired to survey the citizens of the land and predict which candidate will win. There's a lot riding on this: if you get it wrong, heads— well, your head— will quite literally roll. Can you predict the winner? Dennis Shasha shows how. \[Directed by Igor Coric, Artrake Studio, narrated by Addison Anderson\].

## Lectures

1. [Can you solve the fantasy election riddle?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/dennis_e_shasha_can_you_solve_the_fantasy_election_riddle/178794d42d86), 6 min (TED's player)