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Essays, field notes, and analytical breakdowns from Aurelon. Forecasting, negotiation, scenario work, and the hidden structure beneath high-stakes decisions.

Forecasting

Polymarket Has US Alien Disclosure at 15%. The Math Says Closer to 1%.

May 2026 · 8 min read

Aurelon’s 50-scenario run on the December 2026 disclosure question puts the structural answer in the low single digits. The market’s 15% sits at the top of the plausibility band, in worlds where a quiet machinery of caution suddenly decides to stop being cautious.

Negotiation Arena

Why Watching Negotiations Can Also Be Fun

May 2026 · 7 min read

From Bowser negotiating for canon dignity to Tom Brady bargaining over laundry duty, two playful simulations show why structured negotiation can be entertaining without losing its strategic depth.

Negotiation

What 50 Simulations Taught Us About the Iran Peace Deal

April 2026 · 12 min read

Across fifty simulated runs, the median outcome was not simple breakthrough or collapse but something more ambiguous. A look at what the distribution revealed about sequencing, sanctions, and procedural unlocks.

Geopolitics

What Would It Actually Take to Get Iran Into the 2026 World Cup Smoothly?

May 2026 · 9 min read

We ran 50 negotiation simulations on Iran’s World Cup participation. They converged on a striking answer: not diplomacy, but protocol.

Forecasting

France at 11% on Polymarket. Our Probability Lab says 28%.

April 2026 · 8 min read

A 50-scenario multi-debate run points to France as the strongest probability-weighted pick for the 2026 World Cup, even in a wide-open field.

Forecasting

Why a 69% Polymarket Price May Be Asking the Wrong Question

May 2026 · 9 min read

A closer look at the US-Iran peace deal contract, the difference between peace and peace-sounding language, and why market pricing can diverge sharply from structured scenario analysis.