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b'The human brain was built to predict the future. If you can\'t see what\'s coming, you can\'t survive. Tea leaves, entrails, and complicated algorithms are just a few of the ways humans have tried to divine the future for personal gain. Today on our show we have three stories about various attempts to look into the future. A Berkeley undergraduate tries to beat the racetrack, economists attempt to predict recessions, and a software that can listen to a song and predict whether it\'s going to be a hit. Guess which one is the most successful, and who forgot about a couple very important variables. \\n \\nProducers: Charlie Mintz, Daniel MacDougall, Bonnie Swift Jonah Willihnganz \\nHost: Charlie Mintz \\nFeaturing: Sarah Rizk, Sam Alemayehu, Paul David, Howard Schwartz, Mike McCready, Jadena, Koji Gardiner, Eleanor Safridge Fields, Kasiana McLenaghan, Robert Mintz \\nMusic: Koji Gardiner, Ian Burrell, Andy Seymour, Jeff Striker, Pascel, Boomsnake \\n \\nMore info at:http://web.stanford.edu/group/storytelling/cgi-bin/joomla/index.php/shows/season-2/153-episode-209.html'