How 2 rob a bank

How 2 rig an election

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Bia and Zoey discuss some of the key mathematical concepts in voting, focusing on political elections in some Western countries, as well as Brexit.

Introduction

  • 0:15 – Introduction on the voting system in the UK, with an example
  • 4:27 – Condorcet’s paradox
  • 6:00 – The French system
  • 6:44 – The Australian system – Preferential/Alternative voting
  • 7:42 – What defines a good voting system?
  • 9:43 – How do we balance a good voting system with one which everyone understands

    • Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem & Instagram poll

    • 11:40 – Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem
    • 13:46 – Independent voting systems where Arrow’s theorem doesn’t apply.
    • 15:00 – Instagram poll discussion: Tactical voting vs Voting for who you want
    • 17:31 – Protest voting vs voting for who you want
    • 20:20 – When it would be worth strategically voting “mathematically”

      • Brexit

      • 21:22 – Zoey exposing Bia as a “Remoaner”
      • 22:50 – How Bia think the referendum should have been done.

        • General discussion

        • 24:05 – Have you ever not voted?
        • 26:12 – Should 16 year olds be allowed to vote?
        • 27:29 – Accessibility in a voting system

          • The future of voting

          • 27:54 – The future of voting
          • 28:52 – The issues with a voting system which takes too long (NP-hard/ NP-complete)
          • 30:00 – Dodgson’s voting method (Lewis Carroll = Charles Dodgson)
          • 32:52 – Final thoughts

            • 80% of voters are strategic: "Counting Votes Right: Strategic Voters versus Strategic Parties, Filippo Mezzanotti and Giovanni Reggiani" http://economics.mit.edu/files/11177

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