Information aggregation and collective intelligence beyond the wisdom of crowds
In humans and other gregarious animals, collective decision-making is a robust behavioural
feature of groups. Pooling individual information is also fundamental for modern societies, in …
feature of groups. Pooling individual information is also fundamental for modern societies, in …
Thoughts from the forest floor: a review of cognition in the slime mould Physarum polycephalum
CR Reid - Animal cognition, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Sensing, communication, navigation, decision-making, memory and learning are
key components in a standard cognitive tool-kit that enhance an animal's ability to …
key components in a standard cognitive tool-kit that enhance an animal's ability to …
The impact of the 'open'workspace on human collaboration
Organizations' pursuit of increased workplace collaboration has led managers to transform
traditional office spaces into 'open', transparency-enhancing architectures with fewer walls …
traditional office spaces into 'open', transparency-enhancing architectures with fewer walls …
Social learning strategies regulate the wisdom and madness of interactive crowds
Why groups of individuals sometimes exhibit collective 'wisdom'and other times maladaptive
'herding'is an enduring conundrum. Here we show that this apparent conflict is regulated by …
'herding'is an enduring conundrum. Here we show that this apparent conflict is regulated by …
Humans flexibly integrate social information despite interindividual differences in reward
There has been much progress in understanding human social learning, including recent
studies integrating social information into the reinforcement learning framework. Yet …
studies integrating social information into the reinforcement learning framework. Yet …
Decision-making without a brain: how an amoeboid organism solves the two-armed bandit
Several recent studies hint at shared patterns in decision-making between taxonomically
distant organisms, yet few studies demonstrate and dissect mechanisms of decision-making …
distant organisms, yet few studies demonstrate and dissect mechanisms of decision-making …
Efficiency traps beyond the climate crisis: exploration–exploitation trade-offs and rebound effects
Higher levels of economic activity are often accompanied by higher energy use and
consumption of natural resources. As fossil fuels still account for 80% of the global energy …
consumption of natural resources. As fossil fuels still account for 80% of the global energy …
Bayesian collective learning emerges from heuristic social learning
Researchers across cognitive science, economics, and evolutionary biology have studied
the ubiquitous phenomenon of social learning—the use of information about other people's …
the ubiquitous phenomenon of social learning—the use of information about other people's …
Vicarious learning without knowledge differentials
The benefits of vicarious learning are usually conceptualized in terms of a mechanism for
learners to utilize the superior knowledge of others. Building on the fact that vicarious …
learners to utilize the superior knowledge of others. Building on the fact that vicarious …
Conformist social learning leads to self-organised prevention against adverse bias in risky decision making
Given the ubiquity of potentially adverse behavioural bias owing to myopic trial-and-error
learning, it seems paradoxical that improvements in decision-making performance through …
learning, it seems paradoxical that improvements in decision-making performance through …