Friday, March 16

The Wisdom of Crowds – James Suronwiecki

I have come late to this insightful and somewhat radical text, which has quotes of praise front and back from no less a notable than Malcolm Gladwell.
Suronwiecki challenges the conventional notion that an educated, intelligent minority are better equipped to make significant decisions than the masses are. Each chapter opens with an example of an incident that demonstrates a different aspect of this thesis, which is compelling and challenging. I will wholly be unable to do it justice, and can only say that if you have any interest in culture, sociology or the way our world works, you must read it. – Alex

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