Economist E. Glen Weyl has invented a market-driven voting system that he believes is much fairer and more democratic than one-vote-per-person majority rule. It's called Quadratic Voting and it starts with giving everyone a bunch of tokens, or chips, along with a simple mathematical formula for voting.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Professional bladesmith Richard Furrer tells Jim Fleming about “Dragonslayer,” a blade forged from ultra-strong steel created with the help of a Northwestern University computer model.
TTBOOK host Jim Fleming reflects on The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
Duke University neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis talks about the possibility of upgrading our brains with computer chips.
Rob Walker talks with Steve Paulson about the Subservient-Chicken-dot-com web site and why it’s a new kind of advertising.
Ginger Strand talks about her book, "Killer on the Road: Violence and the American Interstate."
Anthropoligst Anne Allison talks about our love affair with Japanese pop culture.
Max Decharne can tell you lots of things no one will understand any more. He's a "solid pigeon" and "a bit of a fly thing," as he tells Steve Paulson.
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