I think of you as a kind of super forecaster to use Philip Tatlock's term. Do you think you can beat prediction markets? Not all the time, but, you know, a smidgen above average. So if this were a game and we were all investors at the end of 30, 40 years, you'd have some excess returns. I think maybe by a very small amount, but not by enough to make up the variance,. It depends on what market you're talking about.
Nate Silver joins Tyler Cowen for a conversation on data, forecasting, My Bloody Valentine, the social value of gambling, Donald Trump and the presidential field, vacation advice, Supreme Court picks, the wisdom of Björk, and the most underrated statistic for finding good food.
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