March Madness Day 3

The 2016 March Madness tournament has been predictably unpredictable. When 12 seed Yale beat 5th seeded Baylor, they seemed like the Cinderella story of the tournament. But wins by 13 seed Hawaii and 15th seed Middle Tennessee over #2 Michigan State…
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Day 2 of March Madness

Heading into Day 2 of March Madness, the first official standings are available. TeamUNU is currently leading the field of Swarms with an impressive 14 wins.  What's even more impressive, however, is the fact that the TeamUNU swarm is currently outperforming all…
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Beat the Swarm: March Madness Edition

Beat the Swarm: March Madness Edition

Today marks the beginning of March Madness. That means one thing at UNU: it's time to play Beat the Swarm.  In the past few weeks, we've challenged people across the internet to Beat the Swarm in predicting major events like the Super…
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Redditors host GO Viewing Party in UNU

Over the past week, the internet has been captivated by the historic GO matchup between Google DeepMind's AlphaGO AI and Lee Sedong, one of the most decorated players in history. But while many people are calling this matchup this generation's…
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Should Apple be forced to unlock the iPhone?

The FBI's demand that Apple unlock the iPhone belonging to the San Bernandino shooters has split the nation. On one hand, the families of the victims have joined the FBI in requesting that the technology giant provide access, for it could reveal potentially valuable information.…
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A.I. and THE OSCARS

A.I. and THE OSCARS

Last year, something remarkable happened on Oscar Night. Far from Hollywood, a group of casual moviegoers made Oscar-prediction history by out-forecasting the vast majority of film-industry experts, including the New York Times and FiveThirty Eight.   They did this using a new and different form…
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Join the SWARM…

HELP US MAKE PREDICTIONS  UNU allows groups of all sizes to think together to answer questions and make predictions. Many people compare UNU to a massive online Ouija Board, connecting people all around the globe.  But UNU is smart, using "Swarm Intelligence"...…
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