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The Wisdom of Crowds (Reprint Edition) by James (Aft) Surowiecki Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2005 ISBN-10: 0-385-72170-6 / 0385721706 ISBN-13: 978-0-385-72170-7 / 9780385721707 Smart people often believe that the opinion of the crowd is always inferior to the opinion of the individual specialist. Philosophical giants such as Nietzsche thought that "Madness is the exception in individuals but the rule in groups". Henry David Thoreau lamented: "The mass never comes up to the |