About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of prediction markets on geopolitics and news consumption with guest John Aristotle Phillips.

The rapid rise of prediction markets is prompting questions about their influence on politics, military operations and the way we consume news. We discuss with guests including PredictIt founder John Aristotle Phillips. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: John Aristotle Phillips

Topics covered

• prediction markets
• geopolitics
• politics
• military operations
• news consumption

Keywords

• prediction markets
• geopolitics
• politics
• military
• news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PredictIt

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