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Wisdom of crowds : why the many are smarter than the few

By: Publication details: London Little BrownDescription: xxi,295pISBN:
  • 9780316861731
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DDC classification:
  • 650.1 SUR
Contents:
Contents Introduction xi PART l l . The Wisdom of Crowds 3 2 . The Difference Difference Makes : Waggle Dances, the Bay of Pigs, and the Value of Diversity 23 3. Monkey See, Monkey Do: Imitation , Information Cascades, and Independence 4. Putting the Pieces Together: The CIA, Linux, and the Art of Decentralization 66 5. Shall We Dance?: Coordination in a Complex World 84 6. Society Does Exist: Taxes, Tipping, Television, and Trust l 08 PART II 7. Traffic : What We Have Here Is a Failure to Coordinate 145 8. Science: Collaboration, Competition, and Reputation 158 9. Committes, Juries, and Teams: The Columbia Disaster and How Small Groups Can Be Made to Work 173 IO. The Company: Meet the New Boss; Same As the Old Boss? 192 II. Markets: Beauty Contests, Echo Chambers, and the Stock Market 224 I2. Democracy: Dreams of the Common Good 259 Acknowledgments 272 Notes 274
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Contents
Introduction xi
PART l
l . The Wisdom of Crowds 3
2 . The Difference Difference Makes : Waggle Dances, the Bay of
Pigs, and the Value of Diversity 23
3. Monkey See, Monkey Do: Imitation , Information Cascades,
and Independence
4. Putting the Pieces Together: The CIA, Linux, and the Art of
Decentralization 66
5. Shall We Dance?: Coordination in a Complex World 84
6. Society Does Exist: Taxes, Tipping, Television, and Trust l 08
PART II
7. Traffic : What We Have Here Is a Failure to Coordinate 145
8. Science: Collaboration, Competition, and Reputation 158
9. Committes, Juries, and Teams: The Columbia Disaster and
How Small Groups Can Be Made to Work 173
IO. The Company: Meet the New Boss; Same As the Old Boss? 192
II. Markets: Beauty Contests, Echo Chambers, and the Stock
Market 224
I2. Democracy: Dreams of the Common Good 259
Acknowledgments 272
Notes 274

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