Data scientist is just a sexed up word for statistician.

Precise forecasts masquerade as accurate ones.

Remember, the Congress doesn't get as many opportunities to make an impression with the public.

I have to think about how to not spread myself too thin. It's a really great problem to have.

I think punditry serves no purpose.

People don't have a good intuitive sense of how to weigh new information in light of what they already know. They tend to overrate it.

Actually, one of the better indicators historically of how well the stock market will do is just a Gallup poll, when you ask Americans if you think it's a good time to invest in stocks, except it goes the opposite direction of what you would expect. When the markets going up, it in fact makes it more prone toward decline.