On average, people should be more skeptical when they see numbers. They should be more willing to play around with the data themselves. Nate Silver averagedatumnumber Change image and share on social
The Protestant Reformation had a lot to do with the printing press, where Martin Luther's theses were reproduced about 250,000 times, and so you had widespread dissemination of ideas that hadn't circulated in the mainstream before. Nate Silver 000circulatedissemination share on social
A lot of journalism wants to have what they call objectivity without them having a commitment to pursuing the truth, but that doesn't work. Objectivity requires belief in and a commitment toward pursuing the truth - having an object outside of our personal point of view. Nate Silver beliefcallcommitment share on social
If I had a spreadsheet on my computer, it looked like I was busy. Nate Silver busycomputerlook Change image and share on social
I've become invested with this symbolic power. It really does transcend what I'm actually doing and what I actually deserve. Nate Silver deservehaveinvest Change image and share on social
Distinguishing the signal from the noise requires both scientific knowledge and self-knowledge. Nate Silver distinguishknowledgenoise Change image and share on social
A lot of things can't be modeled very well. Nate Silver lotmodelething Change image and share on social
I actually buy the paper version of The New York Times maybe once or twice a week. Nate Silver buypapertime Change image and share on social
Midterm elections can be dreadfully boring, unfortunately. Nate Silver boredreadfullyelection Change image and share on social
