Law school might be the last field where you would have a lot of data, he says. "You want a very precise and possibly wrong answer" The notion of empowering people to make better decisions with their own health is 'a noble notion' He's not sure whether it leads to better decisions or not.
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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