This post is from one of several previous incarnations of this site and probably doesn’t quite fit the current format. In a former life this was a group blog and a tumblelog before it became a static jekyll site. If anything looks broken or is worded oddly that could be why. Pardon the dust.
The Long Bets Foundation turns the less-than-noble pursuit of gambling to noble ends with it’s focus on long-term forward planning for the good of mankind and our environment. It encourages the refinement of critical thought by asking those on both sides of the debates to put their money where their mouth is.
Most of those involved are Wired luminaries or at the forefront of their fields, but there’s the odd curveball with Ted Danson even getting involved for a more short-term, whimsical bet. Though with minimum stakes of $2000 none of the bets are made lightly.