A new study co-authored by Assistant Psychology Professor Christopher Chabris and researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and MIT documents the existence of collective intelligence among groups of people who cooperate well, showing that such intelligence extends beyond the cognitive abilities of the groups' individual members, and that the tendency to cooperate effectively is linked to the number of women in a group.
Results of the study was published Sept. 30 in an online issue of Science, and picked up by the Associated Press. Stories have appeared in dozens of publications, including Forbes, Psychology Today, Fast Company and U.S. News and World Report.
To read the item published by the American Psychological Association, click here.
To read a story in the Times Union of Albany, N.Y., click here.