Bob Greene: We know a lot more now about the value of defense than we did back in the late 60s or even 10 years ago. He says it is interesting that all of a sudden baseball teams and football teams become, in general, more speechly correct when they have more on the line. "When the stakes are high and, you know, the outcome of the game is all that matters, then things are different," he says.
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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