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Can you solve the fantasy election riddle? - Dennis E. Shasha

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After much debate, the realm has decided dragon jousting may not be the best way to choose its leaders, and has begun transitioning to democracy. Your company was hired to survey the citizens of the land and predict which candidate will win. There’s a lot riding on this: if you get it wrong, heads— well, your head— will quite literally roll. Can you predict the winner? Dennis Shasha shows how.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Dennis E. Shasha
Director
Igor Coric, Artrake Studio
Narrator
Addison Anderson
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Script Editor
Alex Gendler
Fact-Checker
Eden Girma

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