[1] "As an openly gay man and an Obama supporter (though he's not openly a Democrat), Silver's biases might seem obvious, but his greater love of pragmatism and number-crunching sometimes create false impressions themselves." James Hannaham, Stats Man Nate Silver Releases His First Book, The Signal and the Noise, The Village Voice, 3 October 2012.
Father: Brian D. Silver
Mother: Sally
High School: East Lansing High School, East Lansing, MI (1996)
University: BA Economics, University of Chicago (2000)
University: London School of Economics
The New York Times Blogger (2010-13)
ESPN (2013-)
KPMG (3.5 years)
Author of books:
The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail-but Some Don't (2012, statistics)