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news.ycombinator.comscience24 days ago
Prediction Markets See Nearly $9M in Wagers on 2025 US Measles Case Totals
Prediction markets have seen heavy wagering on the spread of measles in the United States, with some evidence the forecasts are accurate enough to aid disease modelling. The markets trace their origins to 1988 University of Iowa research on election forecasting before expanding t…
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Poet with Cystic Fibrosis Meets University of Iowa Researcher in Iowa City Bar
William O’Neal II, a poetry fellow at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, encountered pulmonologist Dr. Mike Welsh in a local bar. O’Neal has cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder that previously limited his life expectancy to three months. Welsh has conducted research on the condition at…