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The mathematician who’s using geometry to fight gerrymandering

April 16, 2017
Election 2016

It can be difficult for courts to assess whether districts have been gerrymandered. Moon Duchin is spearheading a program that will train math experts to help.

The mathematician who’s using geometry to fight gerrymandering
Mathematician Oliver Byrne published "The Elements of Euclid" in 1847, updating the ancient geometry text with colorful design language.

A colorful, innovative take on Euclid finally gets its due

October 10, 2014
Books
A colorful, innovative take on Euclid finally gets its due

Seeing Math: A New Language for Geometry

October 9, 2014
Arts, Culture & Media
Seeing Math: A New Language for Geometry

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