Since the 60's ther has been a movement that defies science so it is not easy. They state that facts are not facts and that a fact can change with time. Sounds like trumpie. There are a number of current day phlosophers that actually believe this to be true.The war on science has been difficult to change because our scientists are generally while males who are not religious and these people then to associate with members of their beliefs rather than those outside of their profession. This makes the speading of their knowledge very difficult to the general population. This is evident by the number of people who believe the world is 5000 to 10000 years old;did not know the earth circles the sun in 365 days, believe the moon landing was staged.It is important that we do everything we can to speard the knowledge.

Isn't that what the point system is based on

I haven't seen Wisdom of the Crowds. We don't have cable TV. However, I checked Wikipedia and got the idea.

We may have a problem with diversity and independence, we have lots of agnostics and athiests, but few religious people, if any. Yet, there is a large population here, from around the world, and that is diversity. That we are online tends to keep us independent, but we are alike on many issues. So, results may be skewed. We need to test the crowd with some initial questons to deterine the Wisdom of this Crowd.

We might ask, "Will Trump be elected for another term?" But, we have to wait too long for an answer. We need questions that can be tested in a week or two, at most.

Anyone wish to offer a test question?

What you're referring to is the study of emergence, which analyzes group-based behavior, such as seen in ants and bees, and postulates that groups are often better at problem solving than any one person. As evidence of this, the famous 1906 story of the ox weight guessing contest at a fair in rural England is offered, as reported by Sir Francis Galton, who added up the roughly 800 guesses (written on paper) and discovered that the average of the 800 was closer to the actual weight of the animal than any single individual's guess, including that of the winner. And yet, I believe that one must be careful when relying on crowd-sourced answers, that you don't wind up with the 'wisdom of the mob.'

Hmm. That would take a lot of effort...