Class Discussion March 20: Collective Action and Decision-making James Surowiecki's excerpt on the wisdom of crowds presents some really compelling ideas. It would seem that crowds are more likely to ...

Trying to persuade people to abandon deeply held views often backfires, leaving groups entrenched and unable to move forward.

Decision-making is part of our daily lives. We spend our time making decisions big and small, whether it's what to eat, how to get to a place or how to plan tasks at work. Nothing could be more normal ...

Collective decision-making is hardly a perfect science. Broken processes, data overload, information asymmetry, and other inequities only compound the challenges that come from large, disparate ...

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People may think of survival as an individual act—every animal (and person) for themselves. But a new study from UCLA ...

Rational decision-making is different from reflex. It is a conscious process of choosing options from a range of more or less perceived possibilities. For humans, decision-making is often associated ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Proposed legislation in Richmond could allow Virginia public employees across the state to engage in collective bargaining. In response to the proposed bill, every mayor in Hampton ...