How a Math Professor Predicted the Government Shutdown

How a Math Professor Predicted the Government Shutdown

To many of us, the government shutdown is inexplicable: a crazy situation, brought about a minority faction over a bill that’s already been passed into law. But for math professor Peter Turchin, it was entirely predicable.

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This Equation Can Tell You How Successful a Reddit Post Will Be

This Equation Can Tell You How Successful a Reddit Post Will Be

Scientists love developing equations that can accurately predict real-life events—so when researchers from Stanford looked at Reddit, they naturally wondered if they could predict how successful posts would be. This equation is the result of their work.

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