We trust digital technology with so many sensitive aspects of our lives. Could voting systems work the same way? In countries like the US and UK, experts often insist it’s next to impossible. But what if we told you the tiny European nation of Estonia has been voting online since 2005? 

In this episode, we take a closer look at the way the Estonian system works, the biggest obstacles to online voting in the US, and what it might take to transform one of the most important functions of our society.

We trust digital technology with so many sensitive aspects of our lives. Could voting systems work the same way? In countries like the US and UK, experts often insist it&rsquo;s next to impossible. But what if we told you the tiny European nation of Estonia has been voting online since 2005?&nbsp;
In this episode, we take a closer look at the way the Estonian system works, the biggest obstacles to online voting in the US, and what it might take to transform one of the most important functions of our society.

Look Both Ways is a podcast about the unsung failures of the past and the unsolved challenges of the present. Stories are told. Experimentation is celebrated. Streets are safely crossed en route to new perspectives on what it means to get things wrong. 

Look Both Ways is a podcast about the unsung failures of the past and the unsolved challenges of the present. Stories are told. Experimentation is celebrated. Streets are safely crossed en route to new perspectives on what it means to get things wrong.&nbsp;

Look Both Ways

Look Both Ways is a podcast about what we can learn from the experiments of the past.  Stories are told. Failure is embraced. Streets are safely crossed en route to new perspectives on what it means to make progress. 

Look Both Ways is a podcast about what we can learn from the experiments of the past.&nbsp; Stories are told. Failure is embraced. Streets are safely crossed en route to new perspectives on what it means to make progress.&nbsp;

We’ll uncover how Estonia built their current voting online system and discuss the most significant obstacles preventing the US from doing something similar.

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