Voting (And Wisdom Of The Crowds)
First read Wisdom of the Crowds (and Voting). There are in this great land of ours some 315 million souls. … Continue Reading Voting (And Wisdom Of The Crowds)
Wisdom Of The Crowds (And Voting)
Have you heard of Mesd-su-Re? One of the participants of the Great Harem Conspiracy under Ramses III? Probably not. But I need to know the length of his nose right before he died (don’t ask why). I thought I’d invoke … Continue Reading Wisdom Of The Crowds (And Voting)
Vox Populi vs. Experts
On 7 March 1907, Francis Galton wrote a brief, but interesting article for Nature entitled Vox Populi, which opens, “In … Continue Reading Vox Populi vs. Experts
What Went Wrong In Ireland, And What Will Go Wrong Here
What went awry in Ireland was not the result of the vote, a result which was, of course, the wrong … Continue Reading What Went Wrong In Ireland, And What Will Go Wrong Here
