IMD’s Spring 2021 Conference – Videos and Presentations

On May 15, 2021, IMD held its first virtual conference, Mathematics and Politics: Numeracy at the Ballot Box. During this all-day event, nine speakers presented on topics ranging from teaching math and politics to doing research in the intersection of math and democracy. Here are the conference page and flyer announcing the event.

You can click here to hear the opening remarks given by Prof. Ismar Volić.

We are excited to share the videos and slides from the presentations. Below is a list of the speakers and their presentation slides, followed by the video recordings of the talks.

1. Beth Campbell Hetrick, Gettysburg College: “Theory, Spreadsheets, and Maps: A First-Year Seminar Course on the Mathematics of Voting”
2. Jonathan Hodge, Grand Valley State University: “Democratizing Research by Researching Democracy”
3. Nathan Alexander, Morehouse College & Jalil Cooper, Maynard Jackson High School ’21: “Game Theory, Philosophy, and Race: A Question of Cooperation”
4. Sarah Nielsen, Sunnyvale Middle School: “Teaching Election Math to Middle School Students”
5. Stephanie Singer, Portland State University: “Building Trust in Elections”
6. John Cullinan, Bard College: “The Borda Count for Partially Ordered Preferences”
7. Rachel Roca, Manhattan College class of ’21: “Random Sample Voting with Ranked Choice Voting”
8. Andrea Mock, Wellesley College class of ’21: “Political Structures and the Topology of Simplicial Complexes”
9. Brian Brubach, Wellesley College: “Regulating Partisan Gerrymandering and the Effects on Voter Incentives”

Finally, here is the video of the closing remarks given by Professor Stanley Chang.

Thank you again to all of the presenters, affiliates, and attendees who made this conference a success.