Nate Silver

If you aren't familiar with Nate Silver, he's famous for predicting 49 out of 50 states correctly in the 2008 presidential election and all 50 correct in the 2012 election.



Thing that resonated with me most in his talk? How someone data-driven (like myself) can appear unconfident when speaking and answering. The reason? They realize that even when speaking with 95% certainty, there is that 5% chance of being incorrect. Someone else who may sound confident may only be 51% confident they are correct. Definitely something to think about at your next meeting at work.

Great talk though, very cool to see him live. He recently received a ton of money to move over to ESPN. Check it out www.fivethirtyeight