A prediction (Latin præ-, "before," and dictum, "something said") or forecast is a statement about a future event or about future data. Predictions are often, but not always, based upon experience or knowledge of forecasters. There is no universal agreement about the exact difference between "prediction" and "estimation"; different authors and disciplines ascribe different connotations.
Future events are necessarily uncertain, so guaranteed accurate information about the future is impossible. Prediction can be useful to assist in making plans about possible developments.
According to this article, physics Nobel laureates are becoming harder to predict. Let's see if it is the case.
I was hoping for any of the quantum information people to get it this year (Zoller, Cirac, Shor, Deutsch, Bennet, Brassard, Ekart, Kitaev) but it might be to early for that. Also I...