Contents vii
Introduction: Of Quants and Other Demons 1
1. Primordial Seeds 1
2. Swimming Upstream 25
3. from coastlines to cotton Prices 49
4. Beating the dealer 76
5. Physics Hits the Street 105
6. the Prediction company 130
7. tyranny of the dragon King 159
8. A new Manhattan Project 181
Epilogue: Send Physics, Math, and Money! 205
Acknowledgments 226
Notes 229
References 250
Index 269