Sci-Fi Fridays in UNU!
UNU has been compared to many things, from a massive online Ouija board to a chat room on steroids. Whatever you call it, one things is clear - UNU is quickly becoming the best place online to chat about whatever…
UNU: the new Wildcard in the world of Sports Forecasting
First, there was football - pitting the nation's toughest men against each other in contests so violent they could only be held once a week. Then, there was betting on football - industries sprouted up to allow spectators to wager hard-earned money on…
How Random Redditors Continue to Crush Vegas with Football Predictions
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…
The People vs FiveThirtyEight
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…
Take Your Best Shot at the UNU Caption Contest
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…
How 68 Redditors beat ESPN, Sports Illustrated & the Bleacher Report at their own game
Last night, #17 Baylor limped onto the field with #10 University of North Carolina. Baylor's once-vaunted passing attack had been crippled by injuries to their top two quarterbacks, and suddenly their best option was to convert a wide receiver to quarterback and hope…
The Swarm Goes to College: Predicting the Playoffs with Collective Intelligence
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…
The Swarm Goes 7 for 9 in Vegas
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…
3 Kinds of Artificial Intelligence, One Simple Question
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…
The Swarm Awakens: an A.I. predicts STAR WARS box office
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…