EPISODE · Feb 27, 2025 · 12 MIN
Is Democracy an Illusion? (part 1)
from Mathemaniacs · host Defne Ulu
Elections are supposed to reflect the will of the people—but do they really? In this episode, I take a look at Condorcet's work, a mathematician who tried to make voting fairer. From plurality voting to ranked-choice systems, we’ll explore the flaws that still haunt elections today. Is democracy as fair as we think? Let’s find out !-ˋˏ✄┈┈┈┈Sur l’admission des femmes au droits de la cité (1790; On the Admission of Women to the Rights of Citizenship) : ⤷ https://revolution.chnm.org/d/292 ⤷https://old.maa.org/press/periodicals/convergence/mathematical-treasures-condorcet-on-the-application-of-probability-to-voting⤷ https://arxiv.org/pdf/2002.03153
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Elections are supposed to reflect the will of the people—but do they really? In this episode, I take a look at Condorcet's work, a mathematician who tried to make voting fairer. From plurality voting to ranked-choice systems, we’ll explore the flaws that still haunt elections today. Is democracy as fair as we think? Let’s find out !-ˋˏ✄┈┈┈┈Sur l’admission des femmes au droits de la cité (1790; On the Admission of Women to the Rights of Citizenship) : ⤷ https://revolution.chnm.org/d/292 ⤷https://old.maa.org/press/periodicals/convergence/mathematical-treasures-condorcet-on-the-application-of-probability-to-voting⤷ https://arxiv.org/pdf/2002.03153
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