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“Wisdom of crowds” in popular culture, again

“The wisdom of crowds” has apparently seeped a bit into popular culture, or at least the geekier end of it. On the heels of British illusionist Derren Brown’s invoking of “the wisdom of crowds” as a (false) part of his … Continue reading

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Summary of the Tradesports DEMS.HOUSE.OVER29.5 issue, and the TS “credibility gap”

In the past weeks, there was something of a dust-up over TS’ handling of the DEMS.HOUSE.OVER29.5 contract. According to all American media, the Democrats needed 15 new House seats to gain control of the House of Representatives. And, indeed, in … Continue reading

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DEM.HOUSE.OVER29.5 (Democrats to gain at least 30 House seats) – TradeSports blows another call. – Dixit Alex Forshaw

He writes: My application to be approved for the [TradeSports] forums has been pending for about a month, so I can’t complain about a contract via the forum. — The size of the Democrats’ gains, in the context in which … Continue reading

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