Comments on: Technology Prizes & Prediction Markets http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/02/27/technology-prizes-prediction-markets/ Prediction Markets For All Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:32:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Chris. F. Masse http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/02/27/technology-prizes-prediction-markets/#comment-15272 Chris. F. Masse Sat, 31 Mar 2007 07:56:46 +0000 http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/02/27/technology-prizes-prediction-markets/#comment-15272 Catch The Carbon, Win A $25M Prize <blockquote>Prof. Robin Hanson of George Mason University has studied the history of prizes recently told The New York Times that accolades were more effective than grants in driving innovation. "These are the two essential advantages of prizes: They pay for nothing but performance, and they ensure that anyone with a good idea -- not just the usual experts -- can take a crack at a tough problem," he was quoted as saying.</blockquote> http://hanson.gmu.edu/press/Forbes-2-9-07.htm Catch The Carbon, Win A $25M Prize

Prof. Robin Hanson of George Mason University has studied the history of prizes recently told The New York Times that accolades were more effective than grants in driving innovation. “These are the two essential advantages of prizes: They pay for nothing but performance, and they ensure that anyone with a good idea — not just the usual experts — can take a crack at a tough problem,” he was quoted as saying.

http://hanson.gmu.edu/press/Forbes-2-9-07.htm

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