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The Pursuit of Collective Intelligence,
and Happiness, in Science
Radhika NagpalSelf-organizing Systems Research Group
Harvard University
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With Melinda Malley (PhD student, ArmyAnt inspired robots) and Mike Rubenstein (Alum, Prof@Northwestern, Kilobots)
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The Myth of Destiny
Science is a journey, where there are no straight paths. As Scientists, we are constantly discovering new things
and Reinventing Ourselves.
The Story of Re-Invention
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A Hypothesis
• Science is a form of Collective Intelligence
• Science has a set of rules that we call Culture– Good rules enhance collective intelligence and thus
Science, while bad rules create dysfunction.
• Culture can be changed by changing the Rules
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The Myth of the Isolated Genius
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Human Collective Intelligence
Question: Does “Group. I.Q.” exist?• Experiment
– Ad-hoc groups (190 teams, 2-5 people)– Variety of tasks (McGrath Circumplex)– Measured performance and features– Factor Analysis
• Results: Yes!– There is a “c” factor that strongly
predicts group performance.– And it is made of interesting things…
Anita Woolley and Tom Malone, Science, 2010
What are the local rules that lead human groups to excel?
Not good predictors!Maximum individual IQ& Average individual IQ
Top predictors are!• Average social
sensitivity of members• The equality in
conversation turn-taking• The proportion of
women in the group
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The Myth of the Isolated Genius
In Science, there are special environments that enable every member to achieve their highest potential.
We (our lab) aim to create such an environment by using three tools: Empathy, Equality, and Diversity.
The Story of Collective Genius
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Our LabSummer 2017
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The Myth of Highly-Competitive
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The Myth of Highly-Competitive
Science is a world-wide collaboration. And the best science happens when we generously open the door to enable participation for all.
And it must be a collaboration, because talent knows no boundaries. Generosity is a bedrock of Science
and we aim to make it an everyday value in our labs.
The Story of Highly-Generous
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The Myth of Gender-in-STEM
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The Myth of Gender-in-STEM
Women are not absent from STEM. Women are absent from Careers & Power.We don’t have a Gender-in-STEM problem.
We have a Patriarchy problem.
The Story of We-should-all-be-Feminists*
*Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, TED 2012
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The Myth of Success as an Image
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Robin Chase, founder and CEO
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Jane Goodall | Lynn Conway | Oprah WinfreyScientist | Engineer | Entrepreneur
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The Myth of Success as an Image
We aim to Reimagine and Redefine Success by choosing new images. By living and sharing our own images of success, publicly, we give
permission to others to imagine. And we tap into that collective power that has caused cultural change throughout history.
The Story of Success Re-Imagined
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