The+Mathematics+of+Social+Choices

=The Mathematics of Social Choices=

Is voting by majority or plurality more fair? How do we mathematically rank our nation’s best colleges? Re-framing social issues using math, students design experiments to answer important authentic questions. Using case studies, students apply math to real-world social situations by analyzing consequences, benefits and costs, when appropriate.

Final Projects:

 * Emily's excellent presentation on Andrew Wakefield and how he misused statistics to draw conclusions about Autism and Vaccinations
 * [[file:GS -Final Project - The Hamilton Method of Apportionment.pptx]] - This presentation handily illustrates the a history of the apportionment of U.S. representatives in Congress, particularly focusing on Hamilton's Method, which was vetoed by George Washington. GS made her presentation more clear with easy to follow pictorial representations of the voting method she investigated.
 * [[file:BAL - Final Presentation - No Name Attached.pdf]] - BAL's presentation gives a brief explanation of what the Prisoner's Dilemma is and then discusses real-life applications of it. She does a wonderful job of explaining a very complex topic.
 * Liam Perry's Presentation on Gerrymandering - Liam does an excellent job of presenting on the historical and current significance of voter suppression and gerrymandering.
 * Follow Kevin Xing's Blog on Tumblr: About Voting Methods
 * [[file:Kallen Schwark - Nash Equilibria Final Project.pptx]] - Kallen Schwark does a beautiful job analyzing Nash Equilibrium and its real world applications.

Math in the Real World:

 * [|4,000 Is a Lot of Hits to Remember As Ichiro Nears an Exclusive Milestone, He Recounts Some of the Hits That Have Stood Out in His Remarkable Career]
 * Here's How Little Math Americans Actually Use at Work
 * [|Is Law School a Good Deal After All?]
 * [|Most of U.S. Is Wired, but Millions Aren’t Plugged In]
 * [|Pew Internet and American Life Project]

Prisoner's Dilemmas:

 * [|Overfished and under-protected: Oceans on the brink of catastrophic collapse]
 * [|The Cold War]
 * Should U.S. pay workers to delay Social Security?
 * [|Launchings by North Korea Raise Tensions]
 * Students get class-wide As by boycotting test, solving Prisoner's Dilemma
 * Clean-air advocates give Utah governor suggestions for pollution solutions
 * Drug Hoarding and 'Prisoner's Dilemma'
 * Cheating In College Athletics And The Prisoner's Dilemma
 * Bird Flu Is Back in China, but This Time It’s H7N9
 * [|Eyelash Malaria]

**Game Theory:**

 * How the US Coast Guard Uses Game Theory to Protect New York City

HIgh School and College Ranking Systems:

 * How U.S. News Calculated the 2014 Best Graduate Schools Rankings
 * US News Ranking of Bioengineering Masters Programs
 * NewsWeek Public High School Rankings
 * The Princeton Review - Surveying Students: How We Do It
 * Top Research Universities Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index

Probability and Statistics:

 * 27-Game Streak? For Heat, 50-1 Shot
 * Preventable Chronic Conditions Plague Medicaid Population
 * What’s the Best Jury Size? The Mathematics of Juries
 * A Population-Based Study of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccination and Autism.
 * You gotta have faith
 * How can Twitter reveal your personality?

Elections:

 * [|Hassan Rouhani is Iran's next president after appealing to tradition, reform]
 * [|Both sides claim victory in Cambodia’s murky elections]
 * [|John Baer: GOP's gerrymandering jihad against the blue-ish state]
 * Egypt's Real Revolution: This Revolution Isn’t Being Televised
 * Bitter election aftermath undermines Malaysian PM Najib
 * Czech Republic Presidential Election Guide
 * France Elections: Hollande Beats Sarkozy To Become French President
 * Venezuelan opposition candidate demands recount
 * Why Singapore's Election Didn't Live Up to the Hype Read more: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2070603,00.html#ixzz2RKoPJhhW
 * Kenya Supreme Court: Election Was Not Perfect
 * Mexican Presidential Election Guide
 * A Dangerous Result
 * Zimbabwe's Election: Not so fast
 * Italy’s New Prime Minister

Gerrymandering/ Apportionment/ Direct Consensus:

 * [|Florida Election Results 2012: Obama Wins, But Gerrymandering Helped GOP Keep the House]
 * The Great Gerrymander of 2012
 * Why your vote for Congress might not matter- Cool video at this link as well.
 * GOP sees good news in census numbers
 * 7 States Where the GOP is Stealing Elections Through Gerrymandering
 * Gerrymandering Malaysia
 * No More Gerrymandering

Invisible Hand:

 * The Galleon Insider-Trading Case: Ship of Knaves
 * Avoiding the Fire Next Time
 * Lean in, Barbie

Budget/ Economics/ Fairness/ Poverty:

 * [|A primer on the federal budget process]
 * [|The Sequester's Devastating Impact on America's Poor]
 * Dark Money Politics
 * Nomencracy Surnames offer depressing clues to the extent of social mobility over generation
 * 2 Parties’ Budgets Show Big Rift as G.O.P. Renews 2012 Proposals
 * Why American Colleges Are Becoming a Force for Inequality
 * The Maths Behind the Madness
 * Child’s play with the budget as Democrats and Republicans battle
 * Home prices: Biggest rise since housing bubble
 * Census Data: Housing Costs Pinching Renters
 * What's in Obama's budget
 * City Report Shows More Were Near Poverty in 2011
 * Metro approves budget with no fare hikes for riders
 * Poverty Not always with us
 * Redemption Song - CA's budget
 * The Decathlon of Deprivation
 * How did the global poverty rate halve in 20 years?
 * Americans live a little longer, still lag other rich countries