Advances in network science, artificial intelligence, and clinician networks may shift medical decisions from individual doctors to groups—and even AI models—at scale.

Fifteen years ago as of May 18th, The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves was published. In it, prolific science writer Matt Ridley made clear – with copious evidence – that humanity's condition ...

Collective intelligence in a team or group emerges when the intelligence of individuals is coordinated in some way. Of course, individuals develop in characteristic ways from birth to death, and it’s ...

When a crowd gets something right, like guessing how many beans are in a jar, forecasting an election, or solving a difficult scientific problem, it's tempting to credit the sharpest individual in the ...

Hao Cui receives funding from the Research Ireland. Taha Yasseri does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and ...

To a layperson, technology and biological life may seem like opposite poles. However, the tech industry regularly draws lessons from living organisms, striving to build tools and systems that not only ...

Collective intelligence is on the rise—and it is, in fact, much more effective than our individual brains. That’s the main argument that neuroscientist and bestselling author Hannah Critchlow presents ...

There isn’t much we can agree on these days. But two sweeping statements that might garner broad support are “We need to fix technology” and “We need to fix democracy.” There is growing recognition ...