Don’t abandon national referendums, but smaller groups often make wiser choices

Tuesday, June 28, 2016 - 17:31 in Psychology & Sociology

When guessing the weight of an ox or estimating how many marbles fill a jar, the many have been shown to be smarter than the few. These collective displays of intelligence have been dubbed “the wisdom of crowds,” but exactly how many people make a crowd wise? New research by Santa Fe Institute Professor Mirta […]

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