I’ve been fortunate to appear on a number of great shows, as well as publish some writing

Here are some of my favorites!

TV and podcast appearances

Writing for general audiences

  • Why everything you think about polarized America is wrong

    The Daily Beast

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  • I'm a data scientist who is skeptical about data

    Quartz

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  • How every NFL team's fans lean politically

    FiveThirtyEight, with Neil Paine & Harry Enten

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  • Disaster politics can get in the way of disaster preparedness

    FiveThirtyEight, with Oliver Roeder

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  • We need a better way to talk about 'sexual misconduct'

    FiveThirtyEight, with Kathryn Casteel

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  • Even dictators like Kim Jong Un need to keep some people happy

    FiveThirtyEight, with Ilene Prusher

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  • Tips to improve your relationship, courtesy of international relations

    FiveThirtyEight

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I was a quantitative researcher at FiveThirtyEight from 2017-18. You can see more of my work here, including my work on their polling aggregators, report cards, and forecasts.

Academic writing

It’s been awhile since I did much proper academic writing, but I’m still pretty darn proud of these. Ten points to anyone who can spot a pattern in my publication record!

Choosing a future based on the past: Institutions, behavior, and path dependence (with Jenna Bednar and Scott E. Page)

European journal of political economy

Emergent cultural signatures and persistent diversity: A model of conformity and consistency (with Jenna Bednar, Aaron Bramson, and Scott E. Page)

Rationality and society

The complexity of system effects (with Scott E. Page)

Critical review: a journal of politics and society

The complexities of global systems history (with Scott E. Page)

The journal of the historical society

Ready to work together?

I’d love to speak at one of your events, be a guest on your podcast, youtube or tv show, or partner with you or your organization to teach data science.