Harry Potter and the Prophecy of Prediction Markets
July 20th, 02007 by Kevin Kelly
Prediction markets can use the signals in both greed and the wisdom of the crowds to forecast. Some people are using their coin to vote for the final end of Harry Potter. As this graph from NewsFutures shows, there’s a 75% chance he’ll live.
Come back tomorrow to see how accurate this short term prediction has been.
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