Nate Silver’s Sweep Is a Huge Win for ‘Big Data’
(Illustration: ilovecharts.tumblr.com) Like "pivot" and "cloud computing," "big data" is one of those startup buzzwords that gets thrown around indiscriminately--partly because it means different...
View ArticleEven Nate Silver Can’t Predict When a Deadspin Commenter Will Get Laid
This comes up when you Google "Nate Silver baller." (Photo: Mashable) Statistical genius and maybe-witch Nate Silver popped by Gawker Media's sports site, Deadspin, today for a little Q&A session....
View ArticleGift Guide: The Best Books to Buy for the Technologist in Your Life
They make great presents, but books are deceptively difficult to give: You don't want to buy some random bestseller off the front table at Barnes and Noble, but wander very far into the store and it's...
View ArticleEven Data Journalists Like Klein and Silver Aren’t Above Hack Tactics
We live in a new world of “method journalism.” In it, bright minds like Nate Silver and Ezra Klein have staked out new media territory, defined by the style in which their writers produce content. It’s...
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