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Michael Bond

Michael Bond is a freelance science writer based in London and the author of The Power of Others: Peer Pressure, Groupthink, and How the People Around Us Shape Everything We Do (Oneworld, 2015). His work has appeared in New Scientist, Nature, BBC Future, Slate and elsewhere.

People seem to flow like river currents through the Central MTR subway station in Hong Kong.

Crowds Are Much Smarter Than We Suspected

In a new book, Michael Bond explores a growing body of research that says people in crowds exercise a collective intelligence