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well, you can't crowdsource everything ... sure, crowdsourcing things that most humans can do (e.g., labeling images) works pretty well, but solving open problems in math or composing masterful works of literature, eh more doubtful. the crowds are only wise in certain respects.


Mathematics has been crowdsourced effectively. See: http://www.thebigquestions.com/2010/04/08/blogging-tic-tac-t...




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