Name: Collective Intelligence Defined
Uploaded: 2012-10-28T23:07:47-04:00
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Description: What is collective intelligence? Experts such as Matt Ridley weigh in on the mating of ideas and what it means for our future human prosperity.

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What is collective intelligence? Experts such as Matt Ridley weigh in on the mating of ideas and what it means for our future human prosperity.

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