tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post5569414056538473558..comments2023-10-14T05:50:19.314-04:00Comments on Making Sense with Nicholls: Collective WisdomGerry Nichollshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10496716615185797501noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-47528583435445175552006-11-29T09:43:00.000-05:002006-11-29T09:43:00.000-05:00This is a bastardization of the coin termed by Jam...This is a bastardization of the coin termed by James Surowiecki in his excellent book - The Wisdom of Crowds.<br /><br />The term properly refers to a large number of individuals rather than a collective mob. In order to tap into the wisdom of crowds it's vital that people are thinking and acting independently.fxafMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11121212424582296027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-55721586639377288742006-11-28T18:47:00.000-05:002006-11-28T18:47:00.000-05:00It is kind of arrogant, although not totally off. ...It is kind of arrogant, although not totally off. People with university degrees rarely support far right parties. Many may lean to the right or even be libertarian, but not too many are attracted to neo-conservatism and even less are to social conservatism.Monkey Loves to Fighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05122291567543761919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-71282243109407910682006-11-27T19:40:00.000-05:002006-11-27T19:40:00.000-05:00This flies in the face of what I have heard in the...This flies in the face of what I have heard in the past, viz., mob intelligence varies inversely as the number in the mob.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com