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Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and all the “Giving Pledge” billionaires, should rather do what Peter Thiel does –go investing their cash and/or (liquidated) fortune in futuristic projects. – [VIDEO]

This morning, I wrote that I disaprove Bill Gates and Warren Buffett’s Giving Pledge operation, because I rather favor billionaires investing in young startups lead by visionaries. Well, just after the publication of that post, I stumbled on the “Audacious … Continue reading

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Prediction Markets @ Singularity University

Paul Hewitt debunks it all.

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Prediction markets, given enough active participation, are increasingly seen as an excellent way to arrive at the answers to any number of questions.

@ Singularity University: “Indeed, the winning technology concept –a pill that could cure cancer– and team were accurately prognosticated by the [prediction] market.“

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The Singularity University looks at prediction markets and collective intelligence.

David Orban: In its ten tracks Singularity University (SU) tries to cover as much as possible of a vast amount of material. The specifics are steered by the track chairs, with a lot of input from both the students, the … Continue reading

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The Singularity University + The Prediction Markets

Spot the 3 men on the right-side of the photo: – In blue, our good friend Mike Linksvayer of Creative Commons; – In red, the Google guy in charge of open-source software; – In grey, Matt Mullenweg of WordPress. So, … Continue reading

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Singularity University

Singularity University NASA + Google + Ray Kurzweil + Peter Diamandis -

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