The Wisdom of Crowds

The science of crowd-sourcing, the herd mentality, and groupthink.

The Folly of Crowds

By Adam Alter

Crowds sometimes make poorer decisions than do individuals.

The Search for Flight MH370

By Mark Van Vugt Ph.D.

Crowd-sourcing to find a missing plane.

The Social Unconscious

By Ken Eisold Ph.D.

How the unconscious helps, and how it can be helped

The Will of the Group

By Alex Lickerman M.D.

Why your friends may know more about you than you do

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Using the Wisdom of the Crowd in a Computer Game

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When Crowd-Sourced Wisdom Becomes Collaborative Heroism

By Dana Klisanin Ph.D.

Through recognizing the proactive pursuit of noble goals we encourage them

Would You Have Done it Better? Four Ways to Tell

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It's good everyone's got an opinion, but why are some people so certain?

Is Divorce Contagious? Maybe It’s Something Else That’s Catching On

By Bella DePaulo Ph.D.

Maybe you're actually catching something very different.

Mourning Online

By Robin Marantz Henig

The website "Modern Loss" offers a fresh perspective on grief.

A Transhumanist Explores a New Type of Community

By Zoltan Istvan

Discovering virtual Zero State