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Ep. 46: Sichere Prognosen (Bruno Jahn Interview)

November 19, 2017

Episode 45 of the NonProphets podcast, in which Robert and Scott interview superforecaster Bruno Jahn about his background in forecasting and about his forthcoming book, Sichere Prognosen in unsicheren Zeiten (Certain Forecasts in Uncertain Times). We talk with Bruno about how he got started with the Good Judgment Project (01:04), how to tell the difference between accuracy and luck in forecasting (10:00), whether expertise can get in the way of forecasting (23:20), his book on forecasting (31:00), how forecasting can be an antidote to fake news (43:19), the value of Twitter and online information sources (55:07), what superforecasters are like (1:01:18), whether we will see a "Jamaica coalition" in Germany (1:08:35), and the collapse of center-left parties in Europe (1:14:28). As always, you may reach us at nonprophetspod.wordpress.com or nonprophetspod@gmail.com. (recorded 11/01/2017)