Clive Thompson - Voting Machines

Name:	Clive Thompson
Title:	Contributing Writer for the New York Times Magazine
Position:	Con to the question "Do electronic voting machines improve the voting process?"
Reasoning:	"Perfection isn’t possible, of course; every voting system has flaws... The deep, ongoing consternation over touch-screen machines stems from something new: the unpredictability of computers. Computers do not merely produce errors; they produce errors of unforeseeable magnitude." "Can You Count on Voting Machines?," New York Times Magazine, Jan. 6, 2008
Theoretical Expertise Ranking:	Organizations/VIPs/Others Individuals and organizations that do not fit into the other star categories.
Involvement and Affiliations:	Contributing Writer, New York Times Magazine Columnist, Wired magazine Writer, Fast Company and Discover magazines Blogger, collisiondetection.net, Sep. 2002-present
Education:	Knight Fellow, Science Journalism Fellowship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 2002-2003
Contact Info:	Phone: 917-312-5802 Fax: None found E-Mail: clive@clivethompson.net Website: www.collisiondetection.net
Select Publications:	"Can You Count on Voting Machines?," New York Times Magazine, Jan. 6, 2008 "A Green Coal Baron?," New York Times Magazine, June 22, 2008 "The Way We Live Now: 5-30-04: Idea Lab; A Really Open Election," New York Times Magazine, May 30, 2004
Other:	None found
Also Quoted in:	1. Do electronic voting machines accurately capture voter intent?