Public lecture: How we divide ourselves up to vote, and why it matters
Public lecture: How we divide ourselves up to vote, and why it matters
School of Mathematics and Statistics
Date: Tuesday 07 April 2020
Time: 19:00 - 20:00
Venue: Bute Hall
Category: Conferences, Public lectures, Academic events, Student events, Alumni events
Speaker: Prof Moon Duchin
Website: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-we-divide-ourselves-up-to-vote-and-why-it-matters-tickets-77265476119
In April, the School of Mathematics and Statistics will host BMC-BAMC 2020. BMC-BAMC is a 5-yearly joint meeting of the British Mathematical Colloquium (BMC) and the British Applied Mathematics Colloquium (BAMC).
As part of the meeting there will be a Public Lecture by Moon Duchin, Tufts University, USA.
Tuesday 7th April 2020, 7pm, Bute Hall
Moon Duchin (Tufts University)
How we divide ourselves up to vote, and why it matters
This talk will be aimed at a general audience and will address electoral redistricting. Every single voter around the globe is affected electoral boundaries, this talk will give the opportunity for people to understand how this important aspect of democracy works and affects the outcome of our elections and votes.
This lecture will be aimed at a general audience and will consider electoral redistricting and the associated mathematical research. This is a free, ticketed event. More information and tickets are available via Eventbrite.
We are grateful for the financial support from the Glasgow Mathematical Journal Learning and Research Support Fund and the University of Glasgow's Chancellors Fund