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arely staircase

(12,482 posts) Wed Oct 10, 2012, 08:37 PM Oct 2012

nate silver number nerds, check this out

awesome interview on data, political and otherwise:

http://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/

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nate silver number nerds, check this out (Original Post) arely staircase Oct 2012 OP

Crunching baseball numbers is his one real love Brother Buzz Oct 2012 #1

he talks about that arely staircase Oct 2012 #2

Brother Buzz

(36,449 posts)

1. Crunching baseball numbers is his one real love

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Wed Oct 10, 2012, 08:40 PM

Oct 2012

Wonder what he thinks of Billy Beane's Moneyball® theory.

arely staircase

(12,482 posts)

2. he talks about that

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 10, 2012, 08:45 PM

Oct 2012

i have just heard part in the car so i can't comment. but i did hear him reference moneyball and he probably talks about baseball as much as politics. also poker and other interesting stuff.

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