The internet is terrible at answering most tough questions. Our 'wisdom of the crowd' tool can help
- Written by Vassilis Kostakos, Professor of Human Computer Interaction, University of Melbourne
In 1906, English statistician Sir Francis Galton observed the median answer of 800 participants trying to guess the weight of a cow was accurate within 1% of the correct answer.Mavis Wong/The Conversation NY-BD-CC
When making tough decisions, humans have long sought advice from a higher power.
In ancient times, it was oracles such as Pythia at...