Scientific polling, Edney said, does not preclude the role of prediction markets. Respondents are sometimes loath to reveal their true beliefs, and polls are snapshots in time rather than direct ...

What sci-fi can tell us about the future Most science fiction is not predictive. Yet it can still be a guide to the future ...

Predictive analytics should be a guiding hand that help measure performance, optimally forecast and inform decision-making.

Or does this theory of “Predictive Programming” have more holes in it than an army of aliens could probe? In 2000, The Simpsons predicted Donald Trump would become President of the United States.

The most important thing for any lender is to know if a business is in good financial condition, can pay its bills and has adequate revenue for making payments in the future.

Why? According to the magazine, they were silly enough to think you can look at the past to predict the future. But historical data remains the best way to forecast the future.