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SkyDaddy7

(6,045 posts) Wed Sep 26, 2012, 10:18 AM Sep 2012

Dr. Michael Mann for focusing on the "noise" instead of the "signal" when it comes to the chapter on climate change in Nate Silver's new book, "The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail". I too was kinda disappointed in Nate...But like Dr. Mann said I still enjoy his blog especially during election cycles.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-e-mann/nate-silver-climate-change_b_1909482.html?utm_hp_ref=climate-change

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Nate Silver gets his ass handed to him by... (Original Post) SkyDaddy7 Sep 2012 OP

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outside one's expertise.
Nate is great at political polls. Obviously not so good with physical science.