Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Inspired by the ideas of Robin Hanson (see, by way of example, the video below on prediction markets), I have proposed the creation of a “truth market” in order to counteract the spread of false information on the Internet, and … Continue reading →

In my previous post I described how a “truth market” could be used to counteract the spread of false information on the Internet. To the point, my proposed truth market would operate like a betting market but would remain open … Continue reading →

Earlier this year I posted a short white paper on SSRN (see here) in which I proposed the creation of a “truth market” to counteract the spread of false information on the Internet, and in a previous post, I identified … Continue reading →

On this day (20 March) in 2003, the United States and Britain, along with Australia and Poland, led a full-scale and illegal war of aggression against their former ally Iraq. Alas, 20 years later none of the public officials who … Continue reading →

Greetings from Fort Worth, Texas! Pictured below are yours truly (far right) along with my colleagues and fellow KCON panelists: Spencer Williams (Golden Gate), who spoke on “contractual complexity”; Mitja Kovač (University of Ljubljana), who retold Cicero’s solution to the … Continue reading →

Note: This blog post is designed to provide some background regarding my upcoming talk on “belief contracts” at KCON XVI this weekend. Fake or fact? What is the best way of dealing with false information on the Internet, such as … Continue reading →

I just attended a talk by N.Y. Times columnist Ross Douthat at the Church of the Palms in Sarasota, Florida, and I will next fly out to Fort Worth, Texas, where I will be attending the Sixteenth Annual International Conference … Continue reading →

I recently read this excellent essay by Smith scholar Erik W. Matson, who identifies and explores many connections between the ideas of Adam Smith and his intellectual mentor David Hume. (The final version of Dr Matson’s essay was published in … Continue reading →