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Crowd Counting

November 11, 2010 · 1 minute read · Tags: democracy , math

Thought this episode of Science Friday was interesting and worth-mentioning. It talks about the methods of counting the number of people in crowds (at rallies and such) and the merits of doing so. Especially interesting is the idea of having an independent party systematicaly counting crowds at events, in order to present a more accurate picture of the populous’ support for a given issue (mentioned at around 10:30 in the audio).
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