Collective Intelligence: Number Of Women In Group Linked To Effectiveness In Solving Difficult Problems

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Collective Intelligence: Number of Women in Group Linked to Effectiveness in Solving Difficult Problems

 

 

 

ScienceDaily (Oct. 2, 2010) — When it comes to intelligence, the whole can indeed be greater than the sum of its parts. A new study co-authored by MIT, Carnegie Mellon University, and Union College researchers documents the existence of collective intelligence among groups of people who cooperate well, showing that such intelligence extends beyond the cognitive abilities of the groups' individual members, and that the tendency to cooperate effectively is linked to the number of women in a group.

 

 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100930143339.htm