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SUMMARY:How to Breed Better Politicians - Dr Joel Peck (Department of Gene
 tics\, University of Cambridge)
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CONTACT:Julian Siebert
DESCRIPTION:The democratic processes by which we elect politicians are pro
 blematic because we often have very incomplete information about the effec
 tiveness of various political alternatives.  This talk will consider how t
 he political process could be redesigned to give voters much more accurate
  information\, thus allowing them to make better choices.  The talk will d
 iscuss the use of very simple mathematical modelling and statistical metho
 ds to test the proposed new political system\, and to contrast it with the
  existing system used to select politicians in the UK\, and elsewhere.  Th
 e proposed system would almost certainly require changes and elaboration b
 efore any implementation.  However\, in modified form\, it might prove ver
 y effective\, in the long term\, as a way of enhancing the quality of publ
 ic policy.\n\nRegister "here":https://wolfson-cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/re
 gister/1315892717190/WN_OuhxSRyGQViSU-qH_3d3nQ
LOCATION:Zoom webinar
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