146. Is There a Fair Way to Divide Us?
Dec 07, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 146
Episode description
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).