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Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi

• November 2021

No one remembers when you're right, but no one forgets when you're wrong. Your local weather person knows that saying all too well. But while they take a lot of the heat (get it?), how much of it is actually justified? In this episode, Mona Chalabi looks at weather forecasting data to see how accurate these predictions really are, and gives us tips for when we should--and shouldn't--trust the forecast. Want to hear more from Mona? Check out her podcast Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi, from the TED Audio Collective.

No one remembers when you're right, but no one forgets when you're wrong. Your local weather person knows that saying all too well. But while they take a lot of the heat (get it?), how much of it is actually justified? In this episode, Mona Chalabi looks at weather forecasting data to see how accurate these predictions really are, and gives us tips for when we should--and shouldn't--trust the forecast. Want to hear more from Mona? Check out her podcast Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi, from the TED Audio Collective.

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Mona Chalabi tries to take the numb out of numbers. She's left with lots of "ers."

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Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi

In this TED series, endlessly curious data journalist Mona Chalabi investigates the research behind tricky questions — with the help of creative data visualizations. Do I have enough friends? How accurate is weather reporting? Should it take me this long to get over my ex? And there's a podcast too! To dive deeper into these topics and more, follow Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi wherever you get your podcasts.

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