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ML for a World Cup 2026 Office Pool

Elo ratings, Poisson goal models, Monte Carlo simulation, and simulated annealing used to optimise a World Cup 2026 prediction pool bracket.

Has the Overton Window Shifted?

Using 29,591 Dutch parliamentary motions, Procrustes-aligned SVD, and 2D extremity scoring to test whether the PVV's 2023 election victory shifted the Dutch political Overton window.

Mapping Dutch Democracy: Building a Political Compass from 25,000+ Parliamentary Votes

What if you could take every motion voted on in the Dutch Parliament over the past decade and automatically plot parties and MPs on a political map — with zero manual labeling?