Data Science & Technology Specialist Adjunct Assistant Professor and occasional Lecturer; Ph.D. 30 years of research, teaching, technology support in higher ed.
Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
Joined December 2009
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Washington DC councilor Trayon White was expelled from office, but then ran for re-election. He garnered 28% of the vote, but with three other candidates in the contest, that was the most votes, and White won the election! Easy fix: #RankedChoiceVoting.
andy-anderson.medium.com/the…
Mathematicians are opposing the “Mathathon”, in which participants are encouraged to solve open research problems by prompting LLMs. The results are not verified, but will still be promoted as AI wins rather than AI slop.
proofsandprompts.com/2026/09…
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Today, South Carolina Republicans vote in a runoff to pick a nominee to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham. This runoff alone could cost taxpayers as much as $3 million.
Ranked choice voting is a better, faster, & cheaper alternative to runoffs ⬇️
fairvote.org/south-carolina-…
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In Washington, DC's first use of #RankedChoiceVoting:
➡️ Most voters ranked 2 or more candidates
➡️ Voters across all eight wards ranked at high rates
➡️ 71% of voters ranked the Dem mayoral primary winner in their top three choices
Learn more ⬇️
bit.ly/45dbZRL
I’ll be part of a panel on light pollution at the Springfield Museum’s “Space for Everyone” astronomy symposium on May 22. There will also be a keynote presentation by astronaut Cady Coleman, Ph.D. (UMass Amherst, polymer science and engineering)!
springfieldmuseums.org/progr…
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A new bill in Congress would stop gerrymandering, and give voters more choice & more voice with #RankedChoiceVoting in US House & Senate elections.
Ask your members of Congress to support the Fair Representation Act at the link below, and read on to learn more. #FairRepAct 🧵
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Want an end to the gerrymandering wars?
#ProportionalRepresentation is the solution. 🧵
CNN: House Democrats are actively exploring redrawing congressional lines in California, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York and Washington state in the midst of Texas redrawing their congressional map to favor the GOP.
cnn.com/2025/07/20/politics/…
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The recommended vote on Article 18, HOME RULE LEGISLATION / RANKED CHOICE VOTING, passes 189-29-2.
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Former Boston Mayor Raymond Flynn with @RankedChoiceBos’s @EdwynShoemaker at the #StPatricksDay Parade!
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How do democracies turn more authoritarian ? Here's a well known route:
1) President engages in power grabs.
2) Citizens begin to protest
3) The state begins to criminalize protest, now calling it terrorism (see quote below).
4) The coercive side of the state expands.
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#DidYouKnow the #FairRepAct would:
✔️ solve partisan gerrymandering
✔️ make every congressional district competitive
✔️ encourage politicians to represent everyone instead of just their base
Learn more! fairvote.org/our-reforms/fai…
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"Wildlife, plants and insects evolved to co-exist with the night sky, illuminated by the stars and moon. In a matter of decades, humans transformed the dark and naturally lit night sky to one that is glowing and brightened by artificial lights."
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (#FEMA) has censored its climate change maps, including those documenting flood-prone areas, as well as current future risk assessments for hazards of all types.
Why? #Trump #ClimateDenial, of course.
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Save the date! Join us on March 10 at the #Georgia State Capitol building for a Better Ballot Georgia Capitol Day of Action!
We'll be talking with the media and legislators about the importance of #RankedChoiceVoting!
Sign up 👇
betterballotgeorgia.org/bbga…
«The #COVID19 pandemic has resulted in significant excess mortality among the US population, impacting the future outlays of the US #SocialSecurity Administration (SSA)… resulting in a net [positive] impact of $205 billion.»
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We just dropped a new report on all the most important developments for #RankedChoiceVoting in 2024! Here are a few highlights. 👇 🧵
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We're celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science!
Let's look back on the life of Marie Skłodowska Curie: a Nobel Prize laureate who dedicated her life to science and became one of the world's greatest scientists.
#WomenInScience #NobelPrize
#Condorcet proponents complain about the “center squeeze”, where a moderate middle has less support than the left or right and is eliminated with #RankedChoiceVoting. These are also the candidates with the fewest “first choice” votes and so would bother most voters if they won.
A new piece I wrote for @DemocracySOS arguing that RCV is a superior tool for depolarizing our politics than Condorcet voting methods:
democracysos.substack.com/p/…
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A new piece I wrote for @DemocracySOS arguing that RCV is a superior tool for depolarizing our politics than Condorcet voting methods:
democracysos.substack.com/p/…