Tag Archives: Derren Brown

How to win at the lottery (lotto) thanks to a method called the “wisdom of crowds”

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Here is the e-mail I have just received: Dear Sir/Madam, WisdomOfTheNet.com is a new website that predicts lottery numbers. On 9th September, Derren Brown successfully predicted the National Lottery numbers using a technique called the wisdom of the crowds. The … Continue reading →

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Why did illusionist Derren Brown invoke the “wisdom of crowds” in his lottery win explanation?

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Economics prof Michael Giberson: It is a kind of compliment to the math and science behind the wisdom-of-crowds phenomena that [Derren] Brown would think to invoke it in his post-prediction patter. [Derren] Brown believed that enough of his audience would … Continue reading →

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Derren Brown, purveyor of bad science

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

“Returning to Derren Brown’s lottery explanation, we can see that the wisdom of crowds has no use for predicting the lottery.“ Previously: Derren Brown’s lottery win = A split camera trick disguised as “wisdom of crowds”

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Derren Brown’s lottery win = A split camera trick disguised as “wisdom of crowds”

Posted on September 12, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Derren Brown: How to Win the Lottery (Channel 4 in the U.K.) On 9 September 2009, [British illusionist] Derren Brown conducted a live TV broadcast in which he suggested that he had successfully predicted the winning National Lottery numbers prior … Continue reading →

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