Science (or simple human guessing capability) competes with Octopus Oracle Paul...
I have been working for a while now at the German Institut for Economic Research. Very industriously they publish studies, research papers, books, brochures, articles etc. on any imaginable topic that concerns the economic and social life in Germany and in the globe. So, taking the advantage of the time spending there, I treat myself to wide spectrum of interesting scientific works prepared by various intellectuals. Last week I have come across this research note entitled " Money : Chance = Spain Wins 2010 Football World Cup " published in June this year, apparently well before the World Cup final between Germany and Spain. Very amazed I have learned that this scientists have predicted that Spain would be the next world champions, by using a simple kind of method: guessing by the obvious! :) What they have done is doing research on the " transfer market value of the teams " taking part in the World Cup finals in South Africa and simply making a list. Consequently t...