NancyLebovitz comments on [Link] How to Win at Forecasting - a conversation with Philip Tetlock - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 06 December 2012 08:50:48PM 1 point [-]

Is there any research on instrumental prediction in politics? In other words, while pundits are interesting, what about people in government who seem to be good at achieving their goals? Can anything worthwhile be learned from how they view the world?

Comment author: Morendil 06 December 2012 09:02:56PM 1 point [-]

people in government who seem to be good at achieving their goals

Goals in the sense of actually carrying out electoral promises, or in the sense of "get re-elected"?

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 06 December 2012 11:53:08PM 1 point [-]

In the sense of public policy changes that they seem to be in favor of.