Upcoming Predictions
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GDF-11 to be demonstrated to convincingly increase lifespan by 2025 ( 40% confidence )
Created by InquilineKea on 2016-05-21; known on 2026-01-01.
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Samsung to be more valuable in 2025 than 2010 ( 65% confidence; 8 wagers )
Created by InquilineKea on 2015-07-16; known on 2026-01-01.
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By 2025 Atlas-style robots will be used on the battlefield as ground forces. ( 32% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by sflicht on 2016-05-07; known on 2026-01-01.
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Speech to text processing to improve such that by end of 2025 it will be an essentially solved problem. ( 85% confidence; 7 wagers; 4 comments )
Created by JoshuaZ on 2015-02-09; known on 2026-01-01.
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Made-for-delivery restaurants like Sprig will account for at least 10% of restaurant purchases by 2025 (https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-future-of-food-delivery-1/answer/Adam-DAngelo) ( 39% confidence; 6 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by InquilineKea on 2015-08-01; known on 2026-01-01.
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Marijuana to be more popular in 2025 than 2015 ( 75% confidence )
Created by InquilineKea on 2015-07-13; known on 2026-01-01.
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Law enforcement in the USA is/has been pressuring ISPs to secretly configure router settings to spy on suspects ( 10% confidence; 2 comments )
Created by sam_jaques on 2020-09-04; known on 2026-01-01.
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By the end of 2025 speech to text software "will be just below the level of a trained stenographer with something like 80% probability, and “solved” (somewhat above that level in many different languages) with 30% probability. ( 85% confidence; 1 comment )
Created by JoshuaZ on 2015-02-09; known on 2026-01-01.
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Sony to be more valuable in 2025 than 2010 ( 50% confidence )
Created by InquilineKea on 2015-07-16; known on 2026-01-01.
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Google Search will be less popular than a product from OpenAI by 2026 ( 18% confidence; 6 wagers; 4 comments )
Created by elecnix on 2022-12-10; known on 2026-01-01.
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Obergefell v Hodges effectively overturned by December 31, 2025 ( 26% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by JoshuaZ on 2018-06-30; known on 2026-01-01.
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By 2025, autism rates in the US will surpass 50% for children. ( 1% confidence; 4 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by JoshuaZ on 2014-12-30; known on 2026-01-01.
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Will Wright to do an IAmA on reddit by 2025 ( 50% confidence )
Created by InquilineKea on 2015-07-21; known on 2026-01-01.
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Duterte OD's on some drug ( 12% confidence; 5 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by themusicgod1 on 2016-12-23; known on 2026-01-01.
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Autonomous cars will comprise 10% of greater of total KM's traveled on Australian roads by end of 2025. ( 38% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by PipFoweraker on 2016-01-07; known on 2026-01-01.
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Intrade (or a similar real money prediction market) will be legal in the US by 2026 ( 41% confidence; 3 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by RandomThinker on 2012-11-28; known on 2026-01-01.
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A study will be done showing that cannabidiol increases lifespan in at least one model organism by 2025 ( 35% confidence )
Created by InquilineKea on 2015-07-11; known on 2026-01-01.
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Within 5 years of initial release of mRNA vaccines, they will be recognized to cause serious side effects lasting >6 months in at least 1 in 5000 cases. ( 21% confidence; 5 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by jasticE on 2021-12-22; known on 2026-01-01.
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Ada/Cardano to go above $1 by 2025 ( 60% confidence )
Created by InquilineKea on 2020-06-02; known on 2026-01-01.
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I will move out of Austin by 2025 ( 25% confidence )
Created by alexanderpasch on 2023-03-06; known on 2026-01-01.
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PRC troops invade Taiwan ( 20% confidence; 23 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by PseudonymousUser on 2022-02-24; known on 2026-01-01.
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Created by InquilineKea on 2015-07-11; known on 2026-01-01.
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There will be a House Mouse that lives up to 6 years by 2025 ( 45% confidence )
Created by InquilineKea on 2015-07-13; known on 2026-01-01.
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> 50% of new PC games to have a Linux port by 2025 ( 55% confidence; 3 wagers; 4 comments )
Created by InquilineKea on 2015-07-28; known on 2026-01-01; judged unknown by InquilineKea on 2015-08-03.
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Wolfram Research will last through 2025 ( 60% confidence )
Created by InquilineKea on 2015-07-11; known on 2026-01-01.
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Steam to remain as #1 digital distribution platform for gaming by 2025 ( 60% confidence )
Created by InquilineKea on 2015-07-11; known on 2026-01-01.
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Yahoo will cease to exist by 2026 ( 43% confidence; 4 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by themusicgod1 on 2017-01-05; known on 2026-01-01.
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gnxp.com to last to 2025 ( 40% confidence )
Created by InquilineKea on 2015-07-11; known on 2026-01-01.
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cannabinoids to be demonstrated to increase lifespan in at least one model organism by 2025 ( 60% confidence )
Created by InquilineKea on 2016-05-21; known on 2026-01-01.
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ladybugs found to return to their birthplace, like salmon ( 50% confidence )
Created by themusicgod1 on 2017-08-13; known on 2026-01-01.
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US CBO: health spending >=25% of GDP in 2025. ( 54% confidence; 3 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by gwern on 2011-01-03; known on 2026-01-01.
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California almond production to be less than 50% that of 2015 by 2025 ( 50% confidence; 3 wagers )
Created by InquilineKea on 2015-07-28; known on 2026-01-01.
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I will be a millionaire by 2026, 5 years after graduating college ( 23% confidence; 4 wagers; 3 comments )
Created by thebaelfire on 2017-07-14; known on 2026-01-01.
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The world’s first lunar tourist by end of 2025 ( 30% confidence; 15 wagers; 5 comments )
Created by JoshuaZ on 2011-11-17; known on 2026-01-01.
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Christopher P. McKay to do IAmA on reddit by 2025 ( 51% confidence )
Created by InquilineKea on 2015-07-21; known on 2026-01-01.
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At least one nuclear power plant will produce usable power in Australia by 1/1/2026. ( 57% confidence; 3 wagers )
Created by PipFoweraker on 2015-12-30; known on 2026-01-01.
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Cystic Fibrosis to be a curable illness by 2025 ( 40% confidence; 2 comments )
Created by InquilineKea on 2015-07-11; known on 2026-01-01.
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MDMA to be more popular in 2025 than 2015 ( 55% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by InquilineKea on 2015-07-13; known on 2026-01-01.
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The US dollar to crash, and loose 50%, or more of it's value by 2026 ( 14% confidence; 6 wagers; 4 comments )
Created by sdr on 2016-05-14; known on 2026-01-01.
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Consensus that B/Yamagata influenza completed eliminated by January 1, 2026. ( 62% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by JoshuaZ on 2022-01-31; known on 2026-01-01.
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New York Times to have higher readership in 2025 than 2015 ( 35% confidence )
Created by InquilineKea on 2015-07-21; known on 2026-01-01.
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Electronic Arts to survive to 2025 ( 55% confidence )
Created by InquilineKea on 2015-07-11; known on 2026-01-01.
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By end of 2025, bound better than than Omega(N) >(302/113)omega(N) + C known of for all odd perfect numbers N. ( 65% confidence; 2 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by JoshuaZ on 2021-08-21; known on 2026-01-01.
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More than 25% of consumer goods will be 3D printed during 2025 ( 5% confidence; 5 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by btrettel on 2015-08-12; known on 2026-01-01.
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Amphetamines to be more popular in 2025 than 2015 ( 50% confidence )
Created by InquilineKea on 2015-07-13; known on 2026-01-01.
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weev's attempt at resurrecting Luminiferous Aether Theory is actually a ploy to get someone to send his posse quantities of fissile material ( 14% confidence )
Created by themusicgod1 on 2017-01-13; known on 2026-01-01.
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By 2025, the half-life of a career will decrease to 5 years ( 20% confidence; 4 wagers; 5 comments )
Created by InquilineKea on 2015-08-11; known on 2026-01-01.
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By January 1. 2026, proven exists a function f(x) such that 1) x log x = o(f(x)) 2) if N is an odd perfect number with k distinct prime factors, then log N > f(k). ( 55% confidence )
Created by JoshuaZ on 2020-06-09; known on 2026-01-02.
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Gentoo will remain my primary OS over the next decade ( 57% confidence; 6 wagers; 6 comments )
Created by Jach on 2016-01-10; known on 2026-01-10.
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Donald and Melania Trump will divorce in the next five years. ( 44% confidence )
Created by JohnGreer on 2021-01-12; known on 2026-01-12.