iClickers & Information Cascades
You most likely won’t graduate from Cornell without buying an iClicker whether it’s from the Cornell Store, the online subscription, or from uppermen excited to get rid of it. iClickers are a form of audience-response systems (ARSs) that allow students to respond anonymously to multiple-choice questions. The usage of iClickers can be a form of […]
Wisdom of a “Wise” Crowd
From the birth of democracy in ancient Greece to finding a popular restaurant in the neighborhood, people make many of their daily decisions relying on the wisdom of the crowd. This idea is formalized by James Surowiecki in his book, “The Wisdom of Crowds”, in which he states that a large group of people are […]
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