The Scientist Who Predicted 2020's Political Unrest on What Comes Next (vice.com) 6 points by ceocoder 5y ago ↗ HN
[–] miles 5y ago ↗ On a lark, I Googled the scientist's name, Peter Turchin, and "psychohistory"[0]; was not disappointed:Psychohistory and Cliodynamics (2012) http://peterturchin.com/cliodynamica/psychohistory-and-cliod...Mathematicians Predict the Future With Data From the Past (2013) https://www.wired.com/2013/04/cliodynamics-peter-turchin/Empire of the sums (2005) https://www.theguardian.com/science/2005/aug/25/controversie...[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychohistory_(fictional) [–] ceocoder 5y ago ↗ Yep - that was exactly my response when a friend sent me this link, it sounds just like Psychohistory
[–] ceocoder 5y ago ↗ Yep - that was exactly my response when a friend sent me this link, it sounds just like Psychohistory
[–] Mountain_Skies 5y ago ↗ Even with thousands of contestants, someone ends up being the Rock, Paper, Scissors champion.
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[ 4.9 ms ] story [ 18.4 ms ] threadPsychohistory and Cliodynamics (2012) http://peterturchin.com/cliodynamica/psychohistory-and-cliod...
Mathematicians Predict the Future With Data From the Past (2013) https://www.wired.com/2013/04/cliodynamics-peter-turchin/
Empire of the sums (2005) https://www.theguardian.com/science/2005/aug/25/controversie...
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychohistory_(fictional)