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Category: Big Data

The Horse in Motion

Many of the gaps in our knowledge are the result of our insistence on accepting our priors and using technology to answer questions we see as new. But…
Ben Hunt April 3, 2017
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Fiat Money, Fiat News

In which Ben introduces the concept of fiat news, which is to “real news” what fiat currencies like dollars and euros and yen are to “real money…
Ben Hunt January 4, 2017
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American Hustle

There are three questions I’d like to answer in this Epsilon Theory note: what did the Narrative Machine tell us about the market immediately before…
Ben Hunt November 17, 2016
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The Narrative Machine

"So, in the interests of survival, they trained themselves to be agreeing machines instead of thinking machines. All their minds had to do was to disc…
Ben Hunt August 17, 2016
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Two Discoveries

The world made two discoveries last week. Everyone is aware of the first discovery – that ISIS is not “a junior varsity team” but an…

Ben Hunt November 19, 2015
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One MILLION Dollars

Dr. Evil: Gentlemen, it has come to my attention that a breakaway Russian Republic called Kreplachistan will be transferring a nuclear warhead to the United…

Ben Hunt September 15, 2015
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The Talented Mr. Ripley

The more I practice, the luckier I get. – Gary Player (b. 1935) Luck is the residue of design. – Branch Rickey (1881 – 1965) I’ve…

Ben Hunt April 27, 2015
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Troy Will Burn – the Big Deal about Big Data

For the life of me, I don’t understand the debate [over the NSA metadata program]. – Jeb Bush, February 18, 2015 The Central Intelligence Agency…

Ben Hunt March 16, 2015
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Epsilon Theory Mailbag: Bitcoin and Big Data

One of the best parts of authoring Epsilon Theory is the correspondence I get from readers. For the past few months, however, I’ve been frustrated…

Ben Hunt March 9, 2015
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First Known When Lost

I never noticed it until ‘Twas gone – the narrow copse Where now the woodman lops The last of the willows with his bill –…

Ben Hunt February 3, 2015
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