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24 alternatives to 99% Invisible - Butterfly effects
Voting ballots are horribly designed.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. 99% Invisible - Butterfly effects launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
- 1TUThis up votes itself▲3,531
2012 · news.ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
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Why democracies choose bad policies
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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An interactive guide to alternative voting systems
2016 · ncase.me · its alternatives →
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The sociopolitical factors underlying the Brexit vote
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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Every game is a designed system. Even a certain board game.
2015 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →
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Ballotcraft▲77It's like fantasy football, but for politics!
2016 · ballotcraft.com · its alternatives →
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Fortune cookies ruin the Powerball
2015 · its alternatives →
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- 12SF
2013 · stumblary.com · its alternatives →
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Votecastr▲108Unprecedented real-time US election voting data
2016 · votecastr.us · its alternatives →
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What are the best ways to protect yourself from hackers?
2016 · recode.net · its alternatives →
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Openvote▲131Crowd-voting platform, running a test for SF Election
2015 · openvote.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hit the trail to your polling place. Don't get dysentery!
2016 · nytimes.com · its alternatives →
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- 23FD
2016 · fantasypollster.com · its alternatives →
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