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Supreme Professor Headmistress of Maff, according to my college bestie | he/him This account is not very active
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1) Math knowledge is democratic in character. 2) Math can be used to strengthen democracy. 3) Even if you never use math, it is relevant to you b/c people are using it to make decisions about you. Thank you for coming to my TED talk. https://t.co/LRN4llMOVD
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As the US courts grapple with gerrymandering, concerned citizens want to know if the electoral maps are fair. New techniques in computer modeling can be used to find out. To mathematician Ben...
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New @NYUDataScience Math & Democracy Seminar: Bailey Passmore of @hrdag on "Public Data & Human Rights". Tonight 5:30pm ET. Sign up here (make a free account):
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Another @NYUDataScience Math & Democracy Seminar in 80 minutes! Matthew Dahl, "Large Legal Fictions: Detecting Legal Hallucinations in Large Language Models" Sign up to view here:
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The GOP in Congress is pushing a bill that would require every American to show a passport, birth certificate, or one of a few other citizenship documents every time they register or re-register to vote. But more than 21 million Americans don’t have easy access to such documents.
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Congress should reject this antidemocratic and ill-conceived bill.
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helpful info for WI voters
A brief primer on Election Day registration in Wisconsin! To register on ED, you need 2 pieces of information. 1st a photo ID to prove who you are & 2nd proof of residence (where you live). Let's dig in a little bit! 1/
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Appreciating @SamWangPhD 's pro-democracy substacking
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Michigan’s recent reforms ensure that voting is accessible, election subversion is further out of reach, and democracy is strengthened.
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In the battleground state, recent moves by voters and lawmakers have made voting more accessible and election subversion more difficult.
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This whole thread is lovely (h/t @_onionesque)
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Here are 12 dots on a 5x5 grid. No 4 of them make a square. But no matter where you add 1 more dot to this arrangement, a square gets made. (Check it!) Can you place more than 12 dots on the grid and avoid making any squares? If you're a teacher & this piques your curiosity...
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This is tomorrow! Open to the public <- that means you!
One more @NYUDataScience Math & Democracy Seminar, this coming Monday @ 5:30pm ET! Cory McCartan, "Estimating Racial Disparities When Race is Not Observed". Sign up here! https://t.co/0zYE4RnICX (requires a [free] account)
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I would just like to say that my first and second grade teacher absolutely changed my life (for the better)
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One more @NYUDataScience Math & Democracy Seminar, this coming Monday @ 5:30pm ET! Cory McCartan, "Estimating Racial Disparities When Race is Not Observed". Sign up here! https://t.co/0zYE4RnICX (requires a [free] account)
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There are some days when I push students to demand that their mathematics make sense to them and the results are truly magical. Today was one of those days. #MTBoS #iteachmath
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In one hour! See you there?
Next up in the @NYUDataScience Math & Democracy Seminar: Abigail Hickok and Mason Porter on using topological data analysis to analyze equity in polling place access! Sign up here (requires a [free] account):
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This is tomorrow (5:30pm ET)! Open to the public <- that means you!
Next up in the @NYUDataScience Math & Democracy Seminar: Abigail Hickok and Mason Porter on using topological data analysis to analyze equity in polling place access! Sign up here (requires a [free] account):
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Forgot to say: Monday May 6 at 5:30pm ET
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@NYUDataScience Forgot to say: Monday May 6 at 5:30pm ET
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Next up in the @NYUDataScience Math & Democracy Seminar: Abigail Hickok and Mason Porter on using topological data analysis to analyze equity in polling place access! Sign up here (requires a [free] account):
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