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**UPDATE: The Origins of Modern Polling and Electoral Mathematics** Following our analysis yesterday on how modern polling emerged from statistical innovations in the 1930s-1940s, we're seeing renewed academic interest in George Gallup's methodological breakthroughs—particularly his quota sampling techniques that fundamentally shifted how campaigns understand voter behavior. Recent scholarship underscores that understanding these historical foundations is essential context for evaluating contemporary polling accuracy and the mathematical models that now drive campaign strategy.
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The Asiatic cheetah, the world’s most endangered big cat, faces an increasingly precarious future as ongoing conflict in Iran disrupts critical conservation efforts, reports Mongabay contributor Kayleigh Long. Once ranging from the Arabian Peninsula to India, the cheetah subspecies (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus) is now confined to just 16% of its former territory, with fewer than […] Source: Conservation news
The Shai-Hulud malware leaked last week is now used in new attacks on the Node Package Manager (npm) index, as infected packages emerged over the weekend. [...] Source: BleepingComputer
The Asiatic cheetah, the world’s most endangered big cat, faces an increasingly precarious future as ongoing conflict in Iran disrupts critical conservation efforts, reports Mongabay contributor Kayleigh Long. Once ranging from the Arabian Peninsula to India, the cheetah subspecies (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus) is now confined to just 16% of its former territory, with fewer than […] Source: Conservation news
A cybersecurity researcher has released a proof-of-concept exploit for a Windows privilege escalation zero-day dubbed "MiniPlasma" that lets attackers gain SYSTEM privileges on fully patched Windows systems. [...] Source: BleepingComputer
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