Risk, Power, and Politics with the Nation’s Leading Political Forecaster, Nate Silver

On October 23, nonpartisan media platform Open to Debate (formerly known as Intelligence Squared U.S.) invites Nate Silver, one of the most influential voices in political analysis, for a pre-election conversation with Reason Editor-at-Large Nick Gillespie. Less than two weeks before a historic election during which many have been closely following Silver’s polling analysis, they will discuss risk, power, and politics, and other issues covered in his new book On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything.

The event will take place at 6:45 PM ET in front of an intimate audience at Maxwell Social (135 Watts St) in New York City. Media are invited to attend and can email raypadgett@shorefire.com for access. The event will be recorded for later broadcast on the Open to Debate public radio show and podcast.

PARTICIPANT BIOS

* Nate Silver: Leading Political Forecaster; Best-Selling Author; Founder and Former Editor-in-Chief of FiveThirtyEight 
Nate Silver is a polling analyst whose statistics-driven approach is unparalleled in its accuracy in predicting election outcomes, and the New York Times bestselling author of “On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything” and his earlier bestselling book “The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail – But Some Don’t.” He writes the Substack “Silver Bulletin” and was the founder and former editor-in-chief of FiveThirtyEight, an award-winning website focused on statistical analysis of politics, sports, and science. As a former syndicated columnist for The New York Times, Silver first gained national attention during the 2008 presidential election, when he correctly predicted the results of the primaries and the presidential winner in 49 states. A diehard baseball fan, Silver is also credited with developing PECOTA (Player Empirical Comparison and Optimization Test Algorithm), a statistical formula for predicting a player’s performance. Silver has written for ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Slate, the New York Sun, and the New York Times. His work has been featured in publications such as the New York Times, Newsweek, Huffington Post, and Vanity Fair. He has been named one of Fast Company‘s 100 Most Creative People in Business, TIME's 100 Most Influential People, and Rolling Stone's 100 Agents of Change.

* Nick Gillespie: Editor-at-Large of Reason
Nick Gillespie is the editor-at-large of Reason, the libertarian magazine of “free minds and free markets,” and the host of The Reason Interview podcast with Nick Gillespie. A two-time finalist for the digital National Magazine Awards, he is co-author of “The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What’s Wrong with America” and holds a Ph.D. in American literature.

ABOUT OPEN TO DEBATE
Open to Debate addresses a fundamental problem in America: the extreme polarization of our nation and our politics. We are the nation's only nonpartisan, debate-driven media organization dedicated to bringing multiple viewpoints together for a constructive, balanced, respectful exchange of ideas. Open to Debate is a platform for intellectually curious and open-minded people to engage with others holding opposing views on complex issues. We know debate works to find common ground: On average, 32% of the Open to Debate audience changes their mind on contentious topics after hearing a debate. That’s the power of debate done right, and at scale, it can change the direction we’re headed in America. Open to Debate is broadcast as a weekly public radio program, carried on NPR stations including WNYC (#1 in the nation). Open to Debate is made available as a podcast, video series, and digital platform, and records episodes with live audiences nationwide. Visit opentodebate.org to become a member, access an archive of more than 220 debates, and attend live events.

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For more information on Open to Debate, contact Ray Padgett (raypadgett@shorefire.com) or Mark Satlof (msatlof@shorefire.com) at Shore Fire Media.