Immigration policy is not an abstract discussion happening far away from us, writes Bosnian native Ismar Volić, who came to the U.S. as a teenager. It is the difference between hope and despair, betwe...

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 "Making Democracy Count" by Ismar VolicIsmar Volic  is one math professor who wants to use mathematics to improve our democratic process. His book, Making Democracy Count: How Mathematics I...

I had one of those fabled latchkey upbringings of the 1970s and 1980s where the street did most of the parenting. We roamed freely, unsupervised and carefree, …

The 230-odd pieces Cog published this year were personal and political. We worked with new writers and bestselling authors, wrote dozens of newsletters, produced live events, dabbled in video and made...

Ranked choice voting largely avoids the pitfalls of plurality voting, giving voters the power to express their true candidate preferences rather than being strategic.

We are high schoolers. We are college students. We are redrawing the lines. For people our age, gerrymandering is a short lesson in AP Government class, a flashcard temporarily memorized for an upcomi...

U novoj epizodi podcasta U kontru s Draganom Markovinom gostovao je Ismar Volić, redovni profesor matematike i direktor Instituta za matematiku i demokratiju na Wellesley Univerzitetu u Bostonu. U pod...

From Oct. 15 to Oct. 17, researchers, democracy advocates, and students gathered at Wellesley College for the “Social Choice: Theory and Computation Conference” hosted by Institute for Mathematics and...

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Que vocábulo é este que junta o nome de Elbridgre Gerry, antigo governador do Massachusetts, e a palavra salamandra? Saiba de que forma poderá interferir nas eleições americanas para o Congresso daqui...

In 2024-25, a team of IMD researchers analyzed approximately 4,000 real-world ranked ballot elections. including some 2,000 political elections from the U.S., Australia, and Scotland; this is believed...

The real story from the New York City mayoral primary isn't Zohran Mamdani's victory, but voters' response to a different way of voting, writes Ismar Volić, director of the Institute for Mathematics a...

“Trump said he’s going to steal five Congressional seats in Texas and gerrymander his way into a win," said Gov. Newsom.

The president likes to cite specific numbers to bolster his claims. They are often wildly improbable — or just impossible.

Ismar Volić, ugledni profesor matematike na Wellesley Collegeu u Bostonu, nedavno je proglašen dobitnikom prestižne Eulerove nagrade za knjigu 2025. u Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama (SAD). Piše: Bedru...

From how to fix democracy with math to what twins teach us about improving humanity, Wellesley professors are tackling timely topics in recent books.

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In a data-driven society, numeracy is central to civic life, and yet too many Americans are numerically illiterate.

In a data-driven society, numeracy is central to civic life, and yet too many Americans are numerically illiterate.