Do the after math: how Trump won
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 7 November 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
The American presidential election delivered a mercifully quick and decisive outcome. Our data editor explains why such a tight-seeming race was likely to result in a clear-cut victory. As ADHD prevalence keeps climbing, the science suggests it should be treated not as a disorder but as a spectrum (11:33). And the Indian startups cashing in on a rise in religiosity (19:47).
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| 1:29.2 | By the numbers, diagnoses of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD have been skyrocketing. |
| 1:33.1 | But that's a black and white view of it. Do you have it or not? |
| 1:37.6 | The science increasingly points to a different, more productive way to think about it. |
| 1:43.0 | And India is experiencing an unusual social trend. |
| 1:46.8 | More and more people say their religion is important to daily life, |
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