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ScienceShot: Physics Predicts U.S. Voting Patterns | Science/AAAS | News
news.sciencemag.org/physics/2014/04/scienceshot-physics-predicts-u.s.-.. |
"Building on theories used to describe magnets, scientists have put together a model that captures something very different . . ." « Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
andrewgelman.com/2014/07/14/building-theories-used-describe-magnets-sc.. Argues that irrelevant physical laws are used as a weak analogy for voting behavior. Link by scottmcgreal |