WHAT have the Higgs boson, living to be 150 years old and the shape of the Earth got in common? They have all been the subject of wagers. The latest is over the predictive power of the genome (see “The bet is on…”).
These bets have a long history of stirring up controversy and stimulating fresh thinking. In this spirit, New Scientist would like you to come up with a wager for us. For details of how to enter, visit www.NewScientist.com/article/dn17406. There’s a bottle of vintage champagne at stake.
