Podcasts Education Self-Improvement Conversations with Tyler Nate Silver on Risk-takers, Politicians, and Poker Players

Nate Silver on Risk-takers, Politicians, and Poker Players

Published: Aug. 21, 2024, noon

In his second appearance, Nate Silver joins the show to cover the intersections of predictions, politics, and poker with Tyler. They tackle how coin flips solve status quo bias, gambling\u2019s origins in divination, what kinds of betting Nate would ban, why he\u2019s been limited on several of the New York sports betting sites, how game theory changed poker tournaments, whether poker players make for good employees, running and leaving FiveThirtyEight, why funky batting stances have disappeared, AI\u2019s impact on sports analytics, the most underrated NBA statistic, Sam Bankman-Fried\u2019s place in \u201cthe River,\u201d the trait effective altruists need to develop, the stupidest risks Tyler and Nate would take, prediction markets, how many monumental political decisions have been done under the influence of drugs, and more.

Read a\xa0full transcript enhanced with helpful links,\xa0or watch the\xa0full video.

Recorded July 22nd, 2024.

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