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Nobody likes being wrong, especially in front of millions of people. But that's part of the gig. The 72-hour forecast is almost at 90% accuracy. Five-day is about 75% accurate. That's pretty good. It's easier to predict the weather than the economy, and it's not going to screw...
...sailors Iran is now holding are not military personnel, and Iran's next move is more difficult to predict. Britain was resurrected as "Little Satan" in Iranian propaganda this year and accused by the regime of directly fomenting the turmoil on the streets of Iran that followed the disputed re-election of Ahmadinejad in June. An Iranian employee of the British embassy in Tehran was sentenced last month to four years in jail for his alleged involvement in the demonstrations. (See pictures of people around the world protesting Iran's election...
...general recovery is under way. Financial crises change the rules of the game, especially when it comes to determining how money flows, and where and to whom. Perceptions of risk among bankers and investors can change - but the ramifications of that change are often delayed, and not easy to predict. (See the top 10 bankruptcies...
...Read "Can a Sleep Disorder Predict Parkinson...
...given equal ratings in the first part of the experiment. Participants were asked to pick which of each pair of places they would prefer to visit. It turned out that those who had imagined themselves vacationing the previous day under the influence of dopamine were significantly more likely to predict they'd be happier in those same spots. That same preference didn't occur in the placebo group. (Read why dopamine makes you take risks...