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seamagu Special user 885 Posts |
This is a cool little video of an experiment done showing the wisdom of the crowd.
You could use it and similar principles to make a nice demonstration https://youtu.be/iOucwX7Z1HU Best, Séa
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bevbevvybev Inner circle UK 2672 Posts |
Very interesting!
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WooverM Loyal user 285 Posts |
I really liked the video!
I've been talking with Seamus about it, I think we came up with a nice idea for a presentation and some possible methods for it. If there is enough interest we might share it downstairs.
Woover
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George Hunter Inner circle 2013 Posts |
Woover:
Consider me interested! George |
Pinktiewizard New user 8 Posts |
Thanks for sharing!
there is this book http://www.amazon.com/The-Wisdom-Crowds-......85721706 which is quite interesting that actually opens with the same tale of the ox |
Dr Art Regular user 170 Posts |
Collective consciousness takes on quantitative psychometry...wow, that was an amazing experiment. I would love to see what you guys come up with.
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kannon Inner circle BCN 1025 Posts |
Very nice, thanks for sharing that
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C.J. Inner circle There's a lotta rambling in my 2366 Posts |
I know two people personally who have won contests in exactly this way. At the time, I didn't believe that it was anything more than coincidence, but I've since discovered that the maths and psychology back it up.
Connor Jacobs - The Thought Sculptor
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seamagu Special user 885 Posts |
Yeah, I can't wait till the next time I see a count the sweets competition
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truman Special user 635 Posts |
Paul Draper does a great routine where he asks a few spectators on stage to secretly write something down on their own piece of paper. All the papers are collected and mixed up. They're returned to the spectators based on audience applause. After all the spectators receive a paper back, Paul asks everyone who received their own paper to return it to him on their way back to their seats. Everyone got the right paper, and all spectators leave the stage. He posted a video of this routine on his YouTube account, but I'm not sure if he'd want it posted here. I thought it was very clever.
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false_awakening New user 69 Posts |
Thanks for the link, I'd heard of this concept but hadn't realised the substance behind it. It's a good example of a counter-intuitive, "spooky" statistical outcome, and reminds me of the birthday problem.
Though there are 366 possible birthdays (and an opportune day to note it), in a group of only 23 random people there's a 50% chance that two are born on the same day and month. In a group over 50 people, a >95% chance. |
Cervier Inner circle France 1274 Posts |
Even though he said in his Penguin lecture he didn't like it, I thought Derren Brown's use of the "wisdom of the crowd" was brilliant! It's, if I remember correctly (which would be a first, given how my memory --doesn't-- work ) in the "Experiments", or rather "Events" (?)... about winning at the lottery I think.
His use of Penney's paradox was also a piece of art and very inspiring!
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