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This week:
- New episode: Nate Silver on the 2024 election and embracing risk
- A closer look at the probability for Kamala Harris or Donald Trump to win as of November 3rd
- Your Sunday reading list
Election Day is next week and the results of who will become the 47th President of the United States will soon become apparent. Both candidates have greatly risked their livelihood, safety, and reputation to earn America’s trust and prove they have what it takes to reach the highest office. What creates a risk-taker and helps them stand out from the rest?
In a sold-out event live at New York City social club Maxwell Social, top 2024 election forecaster and founder of FiveThirtyEight Nate Silver sat down with Reason editor-at-large and Open to Debate guest moderator Nick Gillespie to discuss Silver’s new publication “On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything.” He says that risk-takers, or Riverians as he calls them, need to be good at decoupling, analyzing, and cultivating power to achieve their goals.
Every once and a while we step away from debate to address a complex and timely issue. To hear who Nate thinks is statistically likely to win the 2024 election, how professional poker-playing helped him learn about risk, and much more, listen to the conversation now on your favorite podcast platform, WNYC, and YouTube. As always, let us know what you think.
DEBATING THE DATA
Which 2024 presidential candidate seems likely to win the election?
WEEKLY POINTS OF VIEW
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Newsweek
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The Times of Northwest Indiana
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It’s Time to Start Holding College Presidents Accountable for Their Performance
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AEIdeas
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I left my religion. Should I still raise my kid with it?
Sigal Samuel | October 20, 2024
Vox
Watch Sigal’s debate on whether we should erase bad memories
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