Moon Duchin is a math professor at the University of Chicago whose theoretical work has practical applications for voting and democracy. Why is striving for fair elections so difficult? SOURCES: Moon Duchin , professor of mathematics at Cornell University. RESOURCES: " Gerrymandering: The Origin Story ," by Neely Tucker ( Timeless: Stories from the Library of Congress, 2024). " Redistricting for Proportionality ," by Gabe Schoenbach and Moon Duchin ( The Forum, 2023). " The Atlas Of Redistricting ," by Aaron Bycoffe, Ella Koeze, David Wasserman, and Julia Wolfe ( FiveThirtyEight, 2018). " In a Comically Drawn Pennsylvania District, the Voters Are Not Amused ," by Trip Gabriel ( The New York Times, 2018). EXTRAS: " State of Texas to begin calling witnesses in federal hearing over Trump-backed congressional map ," by Blaise Gainey (KUT News, 2025). " Utah's Redistricting Battle Explained ," (PBS Utah, 2025). " Is This the Future of High School? " by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
