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In 'On the Edge,' Nate Silver analyzes professional risk-takers

In 'On the Edge,' Nate Silver analyzes professional risk-takers

Update: 2024-08-28
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What do hedge fund managers, poker players and the scientist behind the mRNA vaccine have in common? In his new book, On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything, Nate Silver argues that they all exist in what he calls "the River" – a community of like-minded power brokers taking quantitative risks. In today's episode, Silver speaks with Here & Now's Scott Tong about what differentiates "the River" from what he calls "the Village" – think journalists and professors – and how cancel culture plays a role in this societal structure.

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In 'On the Edge,' Nate Silver analyzes professional risk-takers

In 'On the Edge,' Nate Silver analyzes professional risk-takers