“Whenever you have dynamic interactions between 300 million people and the American economy acting in really complex ways, that introduces a degree of almost chaos theory to the system, in a literal sense.”

American statistician and political analyst

Nate Silver is an American statistician, political analyst, author, sports gambler, and poker player. He is known for applying data analysis to baseball, basketball, football, and elections, and for founding FiveThirtyEight. He was the site’s editor-in-chief and later worked as a special correspondent for ABC News until May 2023. Silver built his reputation on turning numbers into public-facing analysis, especially in politics and sports. After leaving FiveThirtyEight, he began publishing Silver Bulletin, his online newsletter, and he also serves as an advisor to Polymarket.