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We in the United States are deep in the middle of a major national election, and over half of the world’s population also have elections in 2024. This is why Carry the Two is going to focus on the intersection of mathematics and democracy for our new season. In this, the sixth and final episode of our mathematics and democracy season, we dig into both how surveys and polls are conducted and how they are reported. For the former we are joined by David Dutwin Senior Vice President at NORC and Chief Scientist of Amerispeak and for the latter by Nathaniel Rakich Senior Editor and Senior…
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Carry the Two
IMSI · Tech & Science · English
Carry the Two pulls back the curtain to reveal the mathematical and statistical gears that turn the world. We’re the show for people who enjoy discovering hidden elements that impact our lives in the most unexpected ways, and math is certainly one of those! We are a curiosity-driven podcast that
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S4 · E5 · 23 Oct 2024 · 33 min
Political Numbers & Statistics
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S4 · E4 · 17 Oct 2024 · 36 min
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S4 · E3 · 9 Oct 2024 · 30 min
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S4 · E2 · 2 Oct 2024 · 34 min
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S4 · E1 · 25 Sep 2024 · 53 min
Mathematics and Voting
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