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How Random Redditors Continue to Crush Vegas with Football Predictions

January 3, 2016
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Now that the dust has settled on the College Bowl season, it's time to look back. It's been a wild ride, with some blowouts, some upsets, and a couple of crazy games, including TCU's epic 3-OT comeback thriller over Oregon…

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The People vs FiveThirtyEight

January 1, 2016
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How 60 random sports fans on Reddit, blew away the forecasters at FiveThirtyEight ESPN's FiveThirtyEight website has built a reputation for deep analysis and forecasting confidence. Nowhere is this more evident than the prediction they published before yesterday's Orange Bowl. The in-depth preview stretches out…

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Take Your Best Shot at the UNU Caption Contest

January 1, 2016
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Today's Happy Hour will be a little different.... What is UNU? UNU is a fun new way to hang out online, transforming dull chat into a truly shared experience. Many people compare UNU to having fun with a Ouija Board, but with UNU you can…

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The Swarm Goes to College: Predicting the Playoffs with Collective Intelligence

December 29, 2015
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There is no more exciting time than right now to be a fan of college football. The pageantry of games like the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl is a holiday tradition on par with unwrapping presents and overeating, and the new…

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The Swarm Goes 7 for 9 in Vegas

December 23, 2015
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Last week, a group of football fans got together online to talk about the NFL and make predictions about Week 15. What makes this newsworthy is how they connected, for it allowed them to tap their collective intelligence and make predictions that pummeled…

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3 Kinds of Artificial Intelligence, One Simple Question

December 17, 2015
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Much has been made about the recent advancements of Artificial Intelligence. New AI companies seem to sprout up daily, and just this week Silicon Valley icons Elon Musk and Sam Altman announced a new partnership called OpenAI to "maximize the power of AI…

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The Swarm Awakens: an A.I. predicts STAR WARS box office

December 17, 2015
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This weekend, the most anticipated movie of... well, ever... opens wide around the country. While most fans only care whether or not it's a quality installment of the saga (i.e. more like the originals than the prequels), Disney and the major…

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Forecasting the NFL PLAYOFFS using Swarm Intelligence

December 17, 2015
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Where do you go if you want the inside scoop about what's going to happen in the NFL? Maybe you watch ESPN, or listen to Bill Simmons' podcast. If so, you might want to add UNU to your list of go-to's. UNU…

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Siri, who is going to win the Super Bowl?

December 16, 2015
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If you're a sports fan like me, you've probably got an endless supply of questions. Will the Ravens win this weekend? Will the Celtics turn it around? Will Stanford win the Rosebowl? And if you have a smartphone, you probably ask it all…

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