"I just love travel," he says. "Working 20% of the time, I think, reduces your enjoyment by 70%. ... Your enjoyment goes down a lot, like a little bit of work." He was in Thailand this Christmas and didn't want to build his primary election model.
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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