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Which voting system is the best? - Alex Gendler

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Imagine we want to build a new space port at one of four recently settled Martian bases, and are holding a vote to choose its location. Of the 100 colonists on Mars, 42 live on West Base, 26 on North Base, 15 on South Base, and 17 on East Base. Assuming that everyone wants the port to be closest to their home base, what is the fairest way to conduct the vote? Alex Gendler digs into voting systems.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Alex Gendler
Director
Biljana Labović
Narrator
Addison Anderson
Animator
Cheyenne Canaud-Wallays
Art Director
Cheyenne Canaud-Wallays
Sound Designer
Weston Fonger
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Fact-Checker
Eden Girma

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