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Inkling Markets’ growth and success

Inkling Markets is the software provider for prediction markets that specializes in MSR. (Market Scoring Rules is the market design invented by GMU professor Robin Hanson). 1. Inkling Markets is constantly updating its software for prediction markets. 2. Inkling Markets … Continue reading

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The next independent publicized study of adult talkativeness will find Women talk 10% more then Men.

GMU professor Robin Hanson has managed to convince the Irish folks at InTrade-TradeSports to float this “Adult Talkativeness” event derivative. The idea came from a blog post that Robin Hanson wrote for his group blog, Overcoming Bias, titled Let’s Bet … Continue reading

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Prediction Markets subsidized by Foundations, anyone??

Such things are quite possible, if the infrastructure is created to support them. Comments GMU professor Robin Hanson on the blog post of philanthropy expert Lucy Bernholz. Here’s an excerpt of Lucy Bernholz‘s blog post on the potential social utility … Continue reading

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GOOGLE PAGERANK: Robin Hanson vs. Justin Wolfers

Is Justin Wolfers the top thinker on prediction markets, really??? — Google Search: – “Robin Hanson” “prediction markets”: 23,000 – “Justin Wolfers” “prediction markets”: 19,100 – “Midas Oracle” “prediction markets”: 17,300 — Previous: Justin Wolfers and Robin Hanson ARE the … Continue reading

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MIT economics professor (and Nobel Prize-bound) Olivier Blanchard was Justin Wolfers’ thesis advisor.

—Olivier Blanchard Justin Wolfers — John Ledyard was Robin Hanson‘s thesis advisor. — Previous: Justin Wolfers and Robin Hanson ARE the top thinkers on prediction markets. + Is GMU professor Robin Hanson an inventor, an innovator, or… a complete loser??

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Today Is JUSTIN WOLFERS Day.

- Frontpage of the New York Times. – Marginal Revolution. – Freakonomics (two times). – Greg Mankiw. – A talk at Brown University. — So, our good Doctor Pennock, do you still believe that the Midas Oracle surveys are error … Continue reading

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Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

#1 out of 10 Steve Jobs’ thoughts. Via Nate Kontny of Inkling Markets. (By the way, George Tziralis, who, too, has a mini blog, has moved it to a new URL.) Previous: Is GMU professor Robin Hanson an inventor, an … Continue reading

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I think Robin’s being too hard on himself.

That’s what I was told by someone who knows him [Robin Hanson] for more than just years. So I figured out I should write up a little something, especially since I saw this morning that my previous blog post (Is … Continue reading

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The Myth Of Creativity – Innovation matters, but releasing your inner bohemian isn’t the answer.

Robin Hanson: Creativity is in. Seminars teach employees to “think outside the box” and release their inner Picasso. Managers preach innovation, and today’s rich and powerful prefer to describe themselves as creative heroes, valiantly besting the naysayers to bring us … Continue reading

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Is GMU professor Robin Hanson an inventor, an innovator, or… a complete loser??

My title is provocative. Robin Hanson has posted this comment: I’ll take credit for creating some ideas the world has found useful, but I have completely failed both the market test and the academic test. That is, I can’t convince … Continue reading

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