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Science comes to the rescue of the “leading academics” suffering lapses of memory —those who, on Monday, signed on to be on the board of the Prediction Market Industry Association, which is supposed to lobby for the legalization of InTrade’s real-money prediction markets in the United States of America —and, on the next Tuesday, signed Bob’s puritan and sterile petition.
CX717 = “memory pills”
US scientists have invented a pill that can boost memory.
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Invented by Dr Gary Lynch from the University of California.
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John Delaney (CEO of InTrade) – (InTrade PDF file – CFTC PDF file):
Nearly all leading academics, not known for their attraction to unanimity, have publicly supported event markets. A great majority of these academics [...]
Google Search, the New York Times, and the blogs
In a Google search of five keywords or phrases representing the top five news stories of 2007, weblogs will rank higher than the New York Times’ Web site.
That is a bet recorded at the LongBets foundation. 2,000 bucks are at stake. But two things have happened recently that may impact the outcome of this bet:
The [...]
Meet Donna Hoffman of the eLab eXchange.
Donna Hoffman of the eLab eXchange and marketing professor at the University of California at Riverside
Previous: Donna Hoffman of the eLab eXchange talks back to Robin Hanson.
Book Summary of Steve Levitt’s Freakonomics on YouTube
Book Summary of Steve Levitt’s Freakonomics on YouTube – Part 1
Book Summary of Steve Levitt’s Freakonomics on YouTube – Part 2
Book Summary of Steve Levitt’s Freakonomics on YouTube – Part 3
+ YouTube – Steve Dubner’s Freakonomics lecture at the University of California State University at Fresno, California, State.
+ YouTube – Steven Levitt: the Freakonomics of [...]
BUSINESS EXECUTIVE HAS BEEN EMPLOYED FOR THREE YEARS IN THE US TO LAY GROUND FOR A FUTURE, LEGAL BETFAIR’S DISEMBARKATION ON AMERICA’S COASTS.
Meet the InTrade-TradeSports Terminator.
WORLD-WIDE WEB EXCLUSIVE. — PLEASE, CREDIT “MIDAS ORACLE” FOR THE SCOOP. — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Christian Hellmers’ profile at LinkedIn:
Christian Hellmers
Director of US Business Development, Betfair
Greater San Diego Area
Current
* Director of US Business Development at Betfair Limited
Past
* Manager, International Retail Strategy at DivX Networks, Inc.
* Consultant at HP Authority
* Business Development [...]
Recession probability index rises to 16.9%
The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported today that U.S. real GDP grew at an annual rate of 1.3% in the first quarter of 2007, moving our recession probability index up to 16.9%. This post provides some background on how that index is constructed and what the latest move up might signify.
What sort of GDP [...]
David Yu appointed Betfair CEO. – January 4
That was exactly one year ago, January 4, 2006 (PDF file):
David Yu, formerly CTO and then COO of Betfair, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer for the company.
David was previously Vice President, Engineering for Alta Vista’s e-Commerce and International divisions. He has spent over 10 years working for internet-based businesses, and holds an MS Computer [...]
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