PBS Discussions Discussion Forums on pbs.org    Search   Register   Profile   Ignore List   Log in  Wisdom of the Crowd    PBS Discussions Forum Index -> NOVA ScienceNOW: Stories 2008 View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message NOVA scienceNOW4 Joined: 27 Dec 2006 Posts: 50 Location: Boston Post subject: Wisdom of the Crowd    Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 2:51 pm According to New Yorker business columnist and author James Surowiecki, large crowds of people are in some ways “smarter” than a brainy few, no matter how intelligent those few happen to be. It’s a counterintuitive notion, but the evidence is clear: If you ask 50 people to guess the number of jellybeans in a jar, their averaged answer will almost always be closer to the real number than any individual guess. Does the notion of “crowd wisdom” ring true to you? When making a choice, such as picking a stock or placing a bet in the Super Bowl, would you rather take advice from just one or two experts or go along with the crowd? 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