# Can math help repair democracy?

- 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](https://www.ted.com/talks/sam_wang_can_math_help_repair_democracy)
- 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: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [Can math help repair democracy?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/sam_wang_can_math_help_repair_democracy/4afb5c412d59), 12 min (TED's player)