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Can math help repair democracy?

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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.

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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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This talk was presented at a TED Salon event given in partnership with The Rockefeller Foundation. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

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