Pennsylvania's Young Voters and Real-World Math

The Spark
11 de setembro de 2026 43min

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We sit down with Carter Walker, the journalist behind a recent report examining Pennsylvania’s youth voter registration challenges, and Tanner Zimmerman, a recent Cedar Crest High School graduate, former Lebanon County poll worker, and state officer with the Future Farmers of America. Together, they discuss why Pennsylvania ranks last in the nation for youth voter registration, the barriers keeping young people from participating in elections, and the strategies advocates are using to boost civic engagement.

What can a theme park teach us about mathematics? Quite a lot, it turns out.

In this episode, Dickinson College professors Dick Forrester, Professor of Mathematics and Data Analytics, and Barry Tesman, Theodore & Catherine Mathias Chair in Mathematics, Computer Science and Quantitative Studies, are joined by students who spent part of their summer at Universal Orlando as part of Dickinson’s innovative course, The Mathematics of Theme Parks.

Pennsylvania's Young Voters and Real-World Math