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Tag Archives: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
A climate scientist takes a close look at InTrade’s global warming prediction markets…
Climate scientist James Annan: What odds a hot 2008 About 20%, if you just want the executive summary (at least, that is the market “consensus”). If you want the details, read on… Via Chris Masse at Midas Oracle, I see … Continue reading
Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Market Prices & Probabilities, Science
Tagged Chris Masse, climate change, climate scientist, e-folding, Earth, event derivative markets, event derivatives, global warming, Hadley Centre, James Annan, John Delaney, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, oceans, prediction markets, serious scientist, temperature, USD
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Prediction Market Rise —2008 Edition
My wish for the Year 2008: Great Fun, Accurate Predictions, and Huge Trading Profits… for All “Earth Rise” by NASA
Some global warming updates from GISS
Intrade (or any prediction exchange wanting to compete), please list global warming contracts! The information will probably end up saving lives, as we can more efficiently allocate finite resources to global warming research and reduction (vs. preventative healthcare, disease control, … Continue reading
Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Analysis (Market Proposals), Science
Tagged Africa, AIDS, Al Gore, amateur climate researcher, Gavin Schmidt, Goddard Institute of Space Studies, malaria, NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, scientist, simulation, Stephen McIntyre, United States, USD, vs. preventative healthcare
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The PopSci PPX prediction exchange organizes many socially valuable play-money prediction markets.
Popular Science – PopSci’s PPX: Consumer Tech and Entertainment SYMBOL NAME PRICE CHANGE % CHANGE APPLEPC iPhone Increases Apple’s Computer Market Share 52.00 1.00 1.96 BLUBY09 Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD Format War 73.75 -0.75 -1.01 DRMRIP Major Record Labels Drop DRM … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis (Industry), Exchanges & Markets, Market Prices & Probabilities
Tagged Alli, Diet Drug Alli, India's Manned Mission, Internet radio, iPhone, Linux, location, Mac OS X, Major, Major U.S. Hurricane, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Football League, North America, Olympics, ORION NASA's Orion, Record Labels Drop, soccer, SPCHOTL Space Hotel, Stem Cells, United States, V-22 Osprey, Viacom, Web Trends
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NASA’s build-your-own-spaceship contest
[A New York Times Magazine (July 1, 2007) article] looks at NASA’s attempts to use public competitions with large cash prizes (up to $2 million) to lure amateurs into developing better space technologies —from a more efficient astronaut’s glove to … Continue reading