EVENT FOR ADULTS

How Math Corrodes Democracy (But Might Still Save It) via Zoom

Thursday July 16 at 6:30pm    
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In most US states, Wisconsin included, legislators draw the boundaries of the districts they are elected from, and thus retain a great deal of personal influence in the outcome of elections. The practice of drawing district lines with the goal of benefiting one political party over the others is called gerrymandering. Learn how computational and political developments have made this a bigger problem than ever before, and how new developments in math are helping fix it. *Please use the Zoom link below to join* https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86468541568 Meeting ID: 864 6854 1568 Jordan Ellenberg is a number theorist whose popular articles about mathematics have appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Wired, and Slate.

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