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Training mathematicians to be expert witnesses for court cases on redistricting (tufts.edu)
1 point by rch on Feb 12, 2017 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


"Your mathematicians were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should."

Teaching someone the mechanics behind something and then certifying them as experts is dangerous. Have we learned nothing from Jurassic Park?




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