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?  <ul><li>SOURCE:<ul><li><a href="https://publicpolicy.cornell.edu/people/moon-duchin/">Moon Duchin</a>, professor of mathematics at Cornell University.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>RESOURCES:<ul><li>"<a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2024/07/gerrymandering-the-origin-story/">Gerrymandering: The Origin Story</a>," by Neely Tucker (Timeless: Stories from the Library of Congress, 2024).</li><li>"<a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4548376">Redistricting for Proportionality</a>," by Gabe Schoenbach and Moon Duchin (The Forum, 2023).</li><li>"<a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/redistricting-maps/">The Atlas Of Redistricting</a>," by Aaron Bycoffe, Ella Koeze, David Wasserman, and Julia Wolfe (FiveThirtyEight, 2018).</li><li>"<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/26/us/pennsylvania-gerrymander-goofy-district.html">In a Comically Drawn Pennsylvania District, the Voters Are Not Amused</a>," by Trip Gabriel (The New York Times, 2018).</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>EXTRAS:<ul><li>"<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-are-boys-and-men-in-trouble/">Why Are Boys and Men in Trouble?</a>" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024).</li><li>"<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast/is-this-the-future-of-high-school/">Is This the Future of High School?</a>" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022).</li></ul></li></ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;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? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SOURCE:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://publicpolicy.cornell.edu/people/moon-duchin/"&gt;Moon Duchin&lt;/a&gt;, professor of mathematics at Cornell University.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RESOURCES:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;"&lt;a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2024/07/gerrymandering-the-origin-story/"&gt;Gerrymandering: The Origin Story&lt;/a&gt;," by Neely Tucker (&lt;i&gt;Timeless: Stories from the Library of Congress, &lt;/i&gt;2024).&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;"&lt;a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4548376"&gt;Redistricting for Proportionality&lt;/a&gt;," by Gabe Schoenbach and Moon Duchin (&lt;i&gt;The Forum, &lt;/i&gt;2023).&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;"&lt;a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/redistricting-maps/"&gt;The Atlas Of Redistricting&lt;/a&gt;," by Aaron Bycoffe, Ella Koeze, David Wasserman, and Julia Wolfe (&lt;i&gt;FiveThirtyEight, &lt;/i&gt;2018).&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;"&lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/26/us/pennsylvania-gerrymander-goofy-district.html"&gt;In a Comically Drawn Pennsylvania District, the Voters Are Not Amused&lt;/a&gt;," by Trip Gabriel (&lt;i&gt;The New York Times, &lt;/i&gt;2018).&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EXTRAS:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;"&lt;a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-are-boys-and-men-in-trouble/"&gt;Why Are Boys and Men in Trouble?&lt;/a&gt;" by &lt;i&gt;People I (Mostly) Admire &lt;/i&gt;(2024).&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;"&lt;a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast/is-this-the-future-of-high-school/"&gt;Is This the Future of High School?&lt;/a&gt;" by &lt;i&gt;People I (Mostly) Admire &lt;/i&gt;(2022).&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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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? 

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