prediction
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Temperatures in California are expected to be above average through mid-May, according to the Climate Prediction Center.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
Prediction markets are so prone to abuse that the alleged behavior in this case feels much more like a feature than a bug.
From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026
Prediction markets have spurred repeated allegations of skulduggery in recent months, ranging from insider trading by politicians to suspected rigging of bets on the Ukraine war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Prediction market Kalshi has a 93% chance that the bank actually cuts rates by a quarter of a percentage point.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
Prediction in history, as in other historical sciences, is most feasible on large spatial scales and over long times, when the unique features of millions of small-scale brief events become averaged out.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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The Scientific Method
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