I love South American food, and I haven't really been down there. I really need a vacation. Nate Silver on food
When human judgment and big data intersect there are some funny things that happen. Nate Silver on funny
When you try to predict future E.R.A.'s with past E.R.A.'s, you're making a mistake. Nate Silver on future
Distinguishing the signal from the noise requires both scientific knowledge and self-knowledge. Nate Silver on knowledge
We're not that much smarter than we used to be, even though we have much more information - and that means the real skill now is learning how to pick out the useful information from all this noise. Nate Silver on learning
By playing games you can artificially speed up your learning curve to develop the right kind of thought processes. Nate Silver on learning
In politics people build whole reputations off of getting one thing right. Nate Silver on politics
First of all, I think it's odd that people who cover politics wouldn't have any political views. Nate Silver on politics
I was looking for something like baseball, where there's a lot of data and the competition was pretty low. That's when I discovered politics. Nate Silver on politics
I guess I don't like the people in politics very much, to be blunt. Nate Silver on politics
I've become invested with this symbolic power. It really does transcend what I'm actually doing and what I actually deserve. Nate Silver on power
Success makes you less intimidated by things. Nate Silver on success
People still don't appreciate how ephemeral success is. Nate Silver on success
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 on truth