James Surowiecki

ThinkersBorn 1967Journalist

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A former New Yorker business columnist. His book argues that under conditions of diversity, independence, decentralization, and a way to aggregate, groups often judge better than their best members, opening with Francis Galton's ox-weighing contest. It is a popular synthesis.

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