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Monthly Archives: May 2009
If they stole Robin Hanson’s ideas on prediction markets, does it mean that his ideas are good?
Robin Hanson thinks so. I would agree. What do you, guys, think?
Are prediction markets really useful to *you*?
An open letter to Prof Panos about Midas Oracle: My Dear Honorable Prof Panos, I am no “stupid“. As I stated, Midas Oracle will publish both the good and the bad about prediction markets. The scientific view is indeed that … Continue reading
Posted in Midas Oracle Administration
Tagged economic science, Economics, Midas Oracle, prediction markets, Science
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Robin Hanson has bugged us over the last week-end to insist we should use the NewsFutures-coined term “collective forecasting”, and guess what I spot as a tagline on his blog.
Doc, eat your own dog food, will you. -
Posted in Humor, Midas Oracle Administration
Tagged Collective Forecasting, Humor, Overcoming Bias, Robin Hanson
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La patience a ses limites.
Robin Hanson to MoldBug: Explain yourself clearly or shut up.
What’s next for the Swine Flu (H1N1) alert level: 4 or 6?
Whats next for the Swine Flu alert level: 4 or 6?
Robin Hanson has overhauled his (ex-group) blog.
- Overcoming Bias is now a solo blog. (His conspirators are now grouped at Less Wrong.) – His blog is on with a new webhost, and is probably not powered by TypePad anymore —I highly suspect WordPress. – (He should … Continue reading
MicroSoft have patented the prediction markets.
Well, at least, one aspect of the prediction markets. Uniited States Patent Application: CONTINUOUS BETTING INTERFACE TO PREDICTION MARKET Abstract A user participates in trading securities in a prediction market which represent different outcomes of an event, using an interface … Continue reading
You Bet: a bad book about BetFair
According to somebody who has read the book, the content is “rubbish” and the book is “poorly edited”. According to my source, you won’t learn anything that you already know about BetFair, and the book on the history of The … Continue reading
Posted in Exchanges & Markets, History, Resources - References
Tagged BetFair, Colin Cameron, The Sporting Exchange, You Bet
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