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The Nerd Oscars: 24 Best Data Science Moments in Movies

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The story begins in 2005, when a contrarian hedge fund manager theorizes that – because of the widespread popularity of high-risk subprime loans – the United States’ housing market has become extremely unstable, teetering on near-collapse. Pivotal clips: Predicting disaster, and planning to profit from it. Bagging a $489 million profit.