Can math help repair democracy?

Name: Can math help repair democracy?
Uploaded: 2024-09-10T14:58:32Z
Duration: 12 min 4 s
Description: 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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Sam Wang |

TED Salon: The Rockefeller Foundation

• May 2024

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.