Collectives, intelligence, and me: putting the ‘science’ in Social Science

​This month Joshua Becker will be speaking on collectives in collective intelligence and what this means for the future of science.

​6.00 pm: Doors open

6.30 pm: “Collectives, intelligence, and me: putting the ‘science’ in Social Science” - Professor Joshua Becker i

7.15pm Discussion, Q&A hosted by Dr Eric Rogers

8.30-9.30pm mingling and getting to know each other :)

A little about our speaker
Joshua Becker is an Associate Professor at UCL, a volunteer Lecturer at Newspeak House, and a volunteer neighbor mediator with Calm London. Joshua also serves as a cochair for the Collective Intelligence conference, as an associate editor for the Collective Intelligence journal, as a contributing member of the Collective Learning network, and as mandolin player for the Leaf Sheep Collective. (I'm kind of into collectives.) Prior to climbing the ivory tower Joshua worked on the ground in mediation and conflict resolution, and builds on this passion in their research today. Joshua's past research has focused on whether discussion makes groups more or less accurate, proving mathematically that groups can simultaneously become more accurate while also making worse decisions. At present, Joshua is particularly focused on how groups can make decisions amidst disagreement, and why they can fail to reach agreement even when it would benefit all members.