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by thronemonkey 4965 days ago
I've long thought it would be awesome if someone started a business along these lines: a news source driven by data analysis; like fivethirtyeight but for analysis of all sorts of news and current events, not just elections.
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How about "Freakonomics News?" A reality show using the methods used by the campaigns to figure out the behavior of "cohorts" could be devastating. Marketers have known scary stuff about us based on personal data, even before the Internet. A show based on actuarial data and gene sequencing would be both informative and appeal to base instincts.