Statistician / Author

Nate Silver

Founder of FiveThirtyEight. Author of The Signal and the Noise and On the Edge. Pioneer in data-driven election forecasting and probabilistic thinking.

Known For

FiveThirtyEightThe Signal and the NoiseOn the Edge

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Courage Is a Learnable Skill

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Sobriety as a Life Force Multiplier

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Focus Only on What You Can Control

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Episodes

#Nate Silver Predicts: Democrats Take the House, Newsom Is Fading & AOC Might Win It All in 2028Jun 29, 2026 #Nate Silver on Life's Mixed Strategies (Ep. 251)Jul 16, 2025 #Nate Silver on the Risky Business of Sports BettingOct 29, 2024 #Nate Silver on the Risky Business of Sports BettingOct 29, 2024 ##389 — The Politics of RiskOct 25, 2024 #Risk and PoliticsJul 22, 2024