I view my role now as providing more of a macro-level skepticism, rather than saying this poll is good or this poll is evil. Nate Silver evilgoodlevel Change image and share on social
To be a very, very minor, eighth-tier celebrity, you realize, 'Hey, celebrities are just like us.' Nate Silver celebrityeighthhey Change image and share on social
First of all, I think it's odd that people who cover politics wouldn't have any political views. Nate Silver coveroddpeople Change image and share on social
We want to get 80%-85% of predictions right, not 100%. Or else we calibrated our estimates in the wrong way. Nate Silver calibrateestimateprediction Change image and share on social
When you try to predict future E.R.A.'s with past E.R.A.'s, you're making a mistake. Nate Silver futuremakemistake Change image and share on social
I don't think that somebody who is observing or predicting behavior should also be participating in the 'experiment.' Nate Silver behaviorexperimentobserve Change image and share on social
I think a lot of journal articles should really be blogs. Nate Silver articleblogjournal Change image and share on social
Well, you know, you're not going to have 86 percent of Congress voted out of office. Nate Silver congressofficepercent Change image and share on social
