Nate Silver to Join ESPN Staff

[agentsculder]

Nate Silver, the statistician who attained national fame for his accurate projections about the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections, is parting ways with The New York Times and moving his FiveThirtyEight franchise to ESPN, the sports empire controlled by the Walt Disney Company, according to ESPN employees with direct knowledge of his plans

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[encircleme]

I forgot how much I loved the "Nate Silver taught numbers how to fuck" tag.

[agentsculder]

It's my FAVORITE tag. When I saw this story, I was SO EXCITED I'd get to use it!

[wrestlingdog]

Ditto!

[yelena_r0ssini]

Welp time to become a sports fan, I guess. I will pay attention to anything Nate Silver says about anything.

[shortsweetcynic]

In political years, he will also have a role at ABC News, which is owned by Disney.

Good. Last election was indescribably tense even WITH his daily posts; I can't imagine what kind of condition I'd have been in mentally by the end without it.

He gained such prominence in 2012 that President Obama joked that Mr. Silver had accurately predicted which turkeys the president would pardon that Thanksgiving. “Nate Silver completely nailed it,” he said. “The guy’s amazing.”

I don't know why I'm finding this so funny, but i am.

[blackjedii]

Hire Micha next

[crossfire]

I still owe Nate Silver significant portions of my sanity during the last election cycle.

[alryssa]

Likewise.

[elialshadowpine]

Gods yes. That last couple months.... I NEVER want to go through anything like that AGAIN. (I'm terrified for what 16 is going to look like.)

[moonshaz]

OMG, same here!