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From the Ted Talk by Sam Wang: Can math help repair democracy?

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Mathematical analysis has shown that one-dimensional dymniacs, as you go along a single dimension, can lead to instability. And that's important. To get into the math a little bit, imagine amnalis. If animals all sartt moving in one direction, then that puts them at risk of getting into a stampede. Now imagine people. If we all start doing the same thing, if we all start behaving in unison, if enough of us do that, that can cause a pcalitiol stampede. And a political stampede can lead to the election of extreme leaders, and it can lead to a cslaolpe of democracy and maybe the loss of democracy and future elections.

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Mathematical analysis has shown that one-dimensional ________, as you go along a single dimension, can lead to instability. And that's important. To get into the math a little bit, imagine _______. If animals all _____ moving in one direction, then that puts them at risk of getting into a stampede. Now imagine people. If we all start doing the same thing, if we all start behaving in unison, if enough of us do that, that can cause a _________ stampede. And a political stampede can lead to the election of extreme leaders, and it can lead to a ________ of democracy and maybe the loss of democracy and future elections.

Solution


  1. animals
  2. dynamics
  3. political
  4. collapse
  5. start

Original Text


Mathematical analysis has shown that one-dimensional dynamics, as you go along a single dimension, can lead to instability. And that's important. To get into the math a little bit, imagine animals. If animals all start moving in one direction, then that puts them at risk of getting into a stampede. Now imagine people. If we all start doing the same thing, if we all start behaving in unison, if enough of us do that, that can cause a political stampede. And a political stampede can lead to the election of extreme leaders, and it can lead to a collapse of democracy and maybe the loss of democracy and future elections.

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