A famous forecaster takes on the establishment
Nate Silver offers praise for contrarians and scorn for intellectual sheep
NATE SILVER is among America’s most famous forecasters. He won plaudits in 2012, after his statistical forecast called all 50 states correctly in America’s presidential election. But four years later he was pilloried after Hillary Clinton, whom his model considered the favourite, lost to Donald Trump.
This article appeared in the Culture section of the print edition under the headline “Wanna bet?”
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