Category Archives: elections

The mathematics of manipulation

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Adriana Salerno

As many of you may have heard, Venezuela has just been through (and may still be going through) a very close and contested presidential election. The country is evenly divided in two pieces (which president-elect Maduro described as “two halves, … Continue reading →

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The mathematics of democracy

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Adriana Salerno

With only a few days left until the U.S. presidential elections, I thought it would be appropriate to write about some of the mathematical and teaching opportunities an event like this provides. Especially because this has such a high profile … Continue reading →

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