FWIW I'm dubious. I think stories that perfectly confirm mistaken biases spread fastest, stories of that type are likely to be false.
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@paulg Prediction markets would so put an end to these kinds of dissemination processes. -
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@paulg 1/2 Prediction markets reward accuracy & punish BS. And by there being a simple, widely available number - a price - that represents -
@paulg 2/2 confidence market participants have in truth of rumor, anybody can easily check current market price (=likelihood) of a rumor
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@paulg “A lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth can get its pants on.”—Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill -
@raganwald Are you sure twas him who said it? He would not have said pants. -
@paulg If he actually said it, he would have been reading a script that quoted someone else.
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@paulg BTW, the author of that piece has written so many other great & fascinating things. http://slatestarcodex.com/top-posts/Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg HN is basically a laboratory for that hypothesis, which is clearly correct.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg CGP Grey makes a compelling case for selection-by-controversy leading to craziness evolution http://bit.ly/1AedZSxThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg gresham's law strikes again.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg storytelling bias: large groups repeat the most interesting thing, leading to skewed info to anyone who listens w/ no skepticism.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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