What started as a niche corner of the internet has evolved into a multibillion-dollar industry. In 2025, prediction markets have become a substantial instrument for speculation and the forecasting of ...

Prediction markets—once a niche for political mavens and crypto enthusiasts—are gaining traction as platforms become regulated entities and gamified tools attract a broader audience. Unlike ...

The Polymarket prediction market website is displayed on a computer screen, Jan. 11, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Wyatte Grantham-Philips, File) In our second episode this season, we dive into the ...

Your friend says to you: "I bet you $100 that in 2016 a Democrat will be elected as president of the USA." Would you take such a wager? Why or why not? You might think gambling is wrong. You might ...

Recently, my security team prevented a data breach—not by catching someone stealing data, but by predicting they would attempt it days before they actually tried. It wasn’t luck. We had something more ...

The Kalshi founder and CEO joins Rich Kleiman to discuss how regulated prediction markets are reshaping finance, news, and decision-making. That idea became Kalshi in 2018. But what separates Kalshi ...

A 1989 demo imagined what houses of the future might look like. Some predictions were closer than you’d think.

Farmers and ranchers looking for answers about their future are most likely getting Magic 8 Ball-like answers these days. It’s hazy. Ask again later. Your guess is as good as anyone’s. But one ...

Media like television and movies have accurately predicted future events on several occasions. "The Truman Show" predicted the rise of reality television as a dominant entertainment format. "Minority ...