Statistician and political polling analyst Nate Silver recently came to MIT's Communications Forum at Comparative Media Studies to discuss his career -- from student journalist to baseball prognosticator to the creator of FiveThirtyEight.com, one of the world's most influential political blogs. He was in conversation with Seth Mnookin, a former baseball and political writer who co-directs MIT's Graduate Program in Science Writing. Below are some live notes of their conversation. These are not verbatim notes, so please don't quote directly without checking the podcast. Additions and ... Read More