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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Joseph Stiglitz on The Oracle with Max Keiser
Basically, Joseph Stiglitz said that the early academic-only prediction markets were rather good, but when they became more popular, they got being manipulated. Instead of asking for the evidence on that, Max Keiser nodded his approval. Well, to be fair, … Continue reading
Posted in Exchanges & Markets
Tagged BBC, BBC World, BBC World News, Joseph Stiglitz, manipulation, Max Keiser, prediction markets, The Oracle
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How can people and computers be connected so that collectively they act more intelligently than any individual, group, or computer has ever done before?
MIT Center for Collective Intelligence: Collective intelligence is groups of individuals doing things collectively that seem intelligent. -
Carbon dioxide forms approximately 0.04% of the Earth’s atmosphere.
It is only a trace gas in the atmosphere. -
Robin Hanson’s nemesis on prediction markets
World-Wide Web Exclusive (please, credit “Midas Oracle”) On tomorrow’s The Oracle show run by Max Keiser, Joseph Stiglitz (on his way to Davos) talks about prediction markets. Check the BBC World News website for local times. I will re-publish the … Continue reading
Posted in Events & Meetings
Tagged BBC, BBC World, BBC World News, Joseph Stiglitz, Max Keiser, prediction markets, The Oracle
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You’re the first to know that, because you’re listening to midasoracle.org, the group blog that digs deep to deliver you the latest on anything related to prediction markets (including rumors, bombastic statements and odd factoids).
According to a source, Robin Hanson is awaiting delivery of a brand-new Apple Macintosh MacBook Pro 17″. – Previously -
Posted in Miscellaneous
Tagged Apple Macintosh, MacBook Pro, prediction markets, Robin Hanson
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Handbook of Collective Intelligence
MIT CCI’s Handbook of Collective Intelligence Much better now than when I checked some months ago. Do check their section on prediction markets. -
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Problem commenting on Midas Oracle
Solved. It was due to the compression done by the Super Cache. I have disabled the compression (not the cache, which is useful to alleviate pressure on the server). You can now click on one blog post, log in from … Continue reading →