• 146. Is There a Fair Way to Divide Us?

  • Dec 7 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
  • Podcast

146. Is There a Fair Way to Divide Us?

  • Summary

  • Moon Duchin is a math professor at Cornell University whose theoretical work has practical applications for voting and democracy. Why is striving for fair elections so difficult?

    • SOURCE:
      • Moon Duchin, professor of mathematics at Cornell University.

    • RESOURCES:
      • "Gerrymandering: The Origin Story," by Neely Tucker (Timeless: Stories from the Library of Congress, 2024).
      • "Redistricting for Proportionality," by Gabe Schoenbach and Moon Duchin (The Forum, 2023).
      • "The Atlas Of Redistricting," by Aaron Bycoffe, Ella Koeze, David Wasserman, and Julia Wolfe (FiveThirtyEight, 2018).
      • "In a Comically Drawn Pennsylvania District, the Voters Are Not Amused," by Trip Gabriel (The New York Times, 2018).

    • EXTRAS:
      • "Why Are Boys and Men in Trouble?" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024).
      • "Is This the Future of High School?" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022).
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