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9 Post author: Douglas_Reay 07 October 2012 07:29AM

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Comment author: [deleted] 15 October 2012 01:16:12AM *  0 points [-]

I've read and enjoyed a few chapters. One interesting theme is about why we have success predicting some things but not others. E.g., our ability to predict weather has actually improved in the past few decades, but there's been practically no progress for earthquakes.

There's relatively little about political prediction. I read his blog and enjoy that too, but I liked the broader perspective here.