Analysis and Theory

Collective wisdom in polarized groups

September 13, 2022

RSM Assembly Fellow Joe Bak-Coleman and colleagues develop and test a theoretical framework for understanding "the wisdom of the crowd" in polarized groups.

RSM Assembly Fellow Joe Bak-Coleman and colleagues develop and test a theoretical framework for understanding “the wisdom of the crowd” in polarized groups. “…We reveal that differences across the political spectrum in how individuals express and respond to knowledge interact with the structure of the network to either promote or undermine wisdom.” Read the full paper here.