Tag: Kirk Goldsberry

Nation & World
One election winner: the pollsters

It’s debatable whether the midterm elections delivered a demonstrably better night for Democrats than Republicans. But it was inarguably a big win for pollsters, says FiveThirtyEight founder Nate Silver at Harvard’s Political Analytics Conference.

November 20, 2018
Nation & World
The puzzle in politics and polling

Don’t blame data analytics for Trump’s unexpected victory, Nate Silver says, blame political reporting’s conventional wisdom.

March 30, 2017
Nation & World
The puzzles for pollsters

Harvard hosted the first-ever conference featuring thought leaders at the intersection of politics and data analytics to assess the 2016 election and challenges facing this emerging field.

April 6, 2016
Science & Tech
Bringing order to the court

New Harvard research points to a sharper method for evaluating basketball players.

March 3, 2014