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Can math help repair democracy?

Sam Wang · TED

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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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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED Salon The Rockefeller Foundation
Speaker
Sam Wang
Year
2024
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, Society and politics
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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