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A closeup of Nate Silver.

Nate Silver

Nate Silver made a name for himself when his new method of analyzing statistics correctly predicted the outcomes in 49 of the 50 states in the 2008 presidential election. The statistician also likes to analyze sports, especially baseball. In this presentation as part of his semester as journalist in residence at the La Follette School of Public Affairs, Silver will talk about the November election, public policy and polling data and his book The Signal and the Noise. Tickets are free but required: lafollette.wisc.edu.

media release: Days ahead of Wisconsin midterm elections with the potential to remake the national political landscape, this talk by the author of the New York Times bestseller The Signal and the Noise couldn’t be better timed. Nate Silver will dig into the critical issues facing voters this November and explain what polling data says about public policy solutions to problems like poverty, climate change, and inflation. The event will take place on October 26 at 7 p.m. at Memorial Union and will also be livestreamed.

Silver’s unique approach to data-driven, probabilistic thinking allows him to analyze polling data in innovative ways. He first gained national attention during the 2008 presidential election when he correctly predicted the results of the presidential winner in 49 states. Through his data-driven news site FiveThirtyEight, in partnership with ABC News, Silver contributes to election coverage and explores topics including politics, sports, and science. Before his work in politics, Silver wrote a series of books analyzing baseball statistics. He has written for ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Slate, New York Sun, and the New York Times.

The Public Affairs Journalist in Residence is made possible by the La Follette School’s Kohl Initiative, University Communications, and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

This event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. No promo code needed. Up to two tickets can be reserved per person.