Swarming cicadas, stock traders, and the wisdom of the crowd

The springtime emergence of vast swarms of cicadas can be explained by a mathematical model of collective decision-making with similarities to models

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 1, 2024 ~5 min

Most investors aren't paying attention to climate risks – the financial system needs to change

Investors seem not to care about climate risks, but they really should.

Matt Burke, WTW Research Fellow, University of Oxford • conversation
Dec. 11, 2023 ~7 min


Nobel Prizes, election outcomes and sports championships – prediction markets try to foresee the future

Buying and selling stocks – with real or play money – is a way to harness the wisdom of the crowd about questions like who is going to win a competition.

Daniel O'Leary, Professor of Accounting and Information Systems, University of Southern California • conversation
Sept. 28, 2022 ~8 min

SEC proposes far-reaching climate disclosure rules for companies – here’s where the rules may be vulnerable to legal challenges

The SEC’s proposal would require companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and other climate risks, but it’s not a done deal yet.

William M. Manson, Law Student, Penn State • conversation
March 22, 2022 ~9 min

SEC will consider climate disclosure rules for US companies on March 21 – it's already facing threats of lawsuits

Some investors want publicly traded companies to disclose their full climate impact, including emissions from their supply chains and product use.

William M. Manson, Law Student, Penn State • conversation
March 7, 2022 ~9 min

SEC is considering climate disclosure rules for US companies – and facing threats of lawsuits

Some investors want publicly traded companies to disclose their full climate impact, including emissions from their supply chains and product use.

William M. Manson, Law Student, Penn State • conversation
March 7, 2022 ~9 min

SEC is considering climate disclosure rules for U.S. companies – and facing threats of lawsuits

Some investors want publicly traded companies to disclose their full climate impact, including emissions from their supply chains and product use.

William M. Manson, Law Student, Penn State • conversation
March 7, 2022 ~9 min

Humans v AI: here's who's better at making money in financial markets

Machine learning is based on analysing huge data sets and finding patterns in them, yet isn’t used much in financial market decisions.

Wojtek Buczynski, PhD candidate / consultant, University of Cambridge • conversation
Feb. 2, 2022 ~8 min


Humans vs AI: here's who's better at making money in financial markets

Machine learning is based on analysing huge data sets and finding patterns in them, yet isn’t used much in financial market decisions.

Wojtek Buczynski, PhD candidate / consultant, University of Cambridge • conversation
Feb. 2, 2022 ~8 min

What the GameStop frenzy means for the stock market’s future

What happened with the GameStop stock saga and what does it mean for the future of the stock market? An expert breaks it down.

Samiha Khanna-Duke • futurity
Feb. 15, 2021 ~6 min

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