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Tulip fever: In 1637, a single Dutch tulip bulb cost more than a luxurious Amsterdam canal house before the market crashed overnight.
What happens to a crowd's intelligence when its members start blindly copying each other's opinions?
What psychological effect explains why individuals are less likely to help someone when other people are present?
Which country experienced the famous speculative economic bubble over flower bulbs in 1637?
Who coined the term 'groupthink' in 1972 to describe how groups make disastrous, uncritical decisions?
According to James Surowiecki, which of these is a vital condition for a crowd to be smart?
During the 1637 Dutch Tulip Mania, what was the peak price of a single 'Semper Augustus' bulb?
What did psychologists Latané and Darley discover about a bystander's response time in an emergency?