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## Media mentions
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N.B.: We are open to media mentions or collaborations, and can be reached at [info@samotsvety.org](mailto:info@samotsvety.org).
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[CNN: How to assess the risk of nuclear war without freaking out](https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/28/opinions/nuclear-war-likelihood-probability-russia-us-scoblic-mandel/index.html) ([a](https://web.archive.org/web/20220628081603/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/28/opinions/nuclear-war-likelihood-probability-russia-us-scoblic-mandel/index.html)):
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> One group of [highly regarded forecasters](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/KRFXjCqqfGQAYirm5/samotsvety-nuclear-risk-forecasts-march-2022#_blank) put the probability of Russia using a nuclear weapon against London before February 2023 at 0.8%[^1]
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[El País: Is it possible to predict the future of the war in Ukraine? Online forecasting communities think so](Is it possible to predict the future of the war in Ukraine? Online forecasting communities think so) ([a](https://web.archive.org/web/20220401061002/https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-03-26/is-it-possible-to-predict-the-future-of-the-war-in-ukraine-online-forecasting-communities-think-so.html), [es](https://elpais.com/tecnologia/2022-03-24/se-puede-predecir-el-futuro-de-la-guerra-en-ucrania-es-lo-que-intenta-una-comunidad-de-pronosticadores-en-internet.html)):
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> What risk is there for an alert citizen in London of dying next month due to a nuclear explosion? Some 24 micro deaths, 24 options in a million, according to the group of renowned forecasters of which Nuño Sempere, from Madrid, is a part.
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[Astral Codex Ten: Mantic Monday](https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/mantic-monday-31422) ([a](https://web.archive.org/web/20220401013834/https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/mantic-monday-31422)):
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> Enter Samotsvety Forecasts. This is a team of some of the best superforecasters in the world. They won the CSET-Foretell forecasting competition by [an absolutely obscene margin](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/EGHtomuh55375u7RT/forecasting-newsletter-march-2021), “around twice as good as the next-best team in terms of the relative Brier score”. If the point of forecasting tournaments is to figure out who you can trust, the science has spoken, and the answer is “these guys”.
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[INFER: The Making of a Top Forecaster: Techniques to Boost Accuracy](https://www.infer-pub.com/blog/top-forecaster-techniques) ([a](https://web.archive.org/web/20220221032529/https://www.infer-pub.com/blog/top-forecaster-techniques)):
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> The Good Judgment Project’s research also showed the value of working in teams. Teams who debated their forecasts (usually virtually) performed better than individuals working alone. Perhaps that’s yet another technique benefitting top forecaster Sempere (@Loki), who meets regularly with his two teammates, @yagudin (also in the top 1%) and @elifland, to discuss and evaluate questions from different angles.
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[^1]: We gave a 0.8% _annualized_ probability to a Russia/NATO nuclear exchange killing at least one person in the first month of the conflict.
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