Near the end of the 1700s, philosophers began to declare that humans were rational individuals. People were flattered by being recognized as individuals, and by being called rational, and the idea soon wormed its way into the belief systems of… — Alex Pentland Copy Share Image
“Put another way, social physics is about how human behavior is driven by the exchange of ideas—how people cooperate to discover, select, and learn… — Alex Pentland Copy Share Image
The largest factor in predicting group intelligence was the equality of conversational turn taking; groups where a few people dominated the conversation were less… — Alex Pentland Copy Share Image
Near the end of the 1700s, philosophers began to declare that humans were rational individuals. People were flattered by being recognized as individuals, and… — Alex Pentland Copy Share Image
It is not simply the brightest who have the best ideas; it is those who are best at harvesting ideas from others. It is… — Alex Pentland Copy Share Image
