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'''William Poundstone''' is an American author, columnist, and [[wikipedia:skeptic|skeptic]]. He has written a number of books including the ''[[wikipedia:Big Secrets|Big Secrets]]'' series and a biography of [[wikipedia:Carl Sagan|Carl Sagan]]. He is a cousin of comedian [[wikipedia:Paula Poundstone|Paula Poundstone]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://william-poundstone.com/contact | accessdate=20 October 2019 | title=About Me - William Poundstone}}</ref>
An enthusiast of [[wikipedia:Harry Stephen Keeler|Harry Stephen Keeler]], he maintains the Keeler homepage and contributed to the anthology ''A to Izzard: A Harry Stephen Keeler Companion'' (2002).
Poundstone attended MIT and studied physics.<ref>{{cite web|title=Once a physicist: William Poundstone|url=http://www.iop.org/careers/working-life/profiles/page_58873.html|website=Institute of Physics|date=November 2012}}</ref>
==Gaming the Vote==
In 2008, Poundstone wrote ''Gaming the Vote: Why Elections Aren't Fair (and What We Can Do About It)''.
<ref>{{cite book|title=Gaming the Vote: Why Elections Aren't Fair (and What We Can Do About It)|publisher=[[wikipedia:Hill & Wang|Hill & Wang]]|year=2008|isbn=978-0809048922}}</ref><ref>Internet Archive copy of the book: https://archive.org/details/gamingvotewhyele00poun</ref>. This book is frequently recommended by [[Activism|electoral activists]], and Poundstone frequently participates in events hosted by [[The Center for Election Science]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.electionscience.org/events/gaming-the-vote-a-conversation-with-william-poundstone/|title=Gaming the Vote: A Conversation with William Poundstone|date=2020-04-06|website=The Center for Election Science|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-21}}</ref>
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