page_title: James Surowiecki
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caption_attribution_description: English: James Surowiecki, author of "The Wisdom of the Crowds," at the MU Life Sciences &amp; Society Symposium – Decoding Science. Cornell Hall, Bush Auditorium.
context_page_description: James Michael Surowiecki is an American journalist. He was a staff writer at The New Yorker, where he wrote a regular column on business and finance called "The Financial Page".
context_section_description: James Michael Surowiecki (/ˌsʊəroʊˈwɪkiː/ SOOR-oh-WIK-ee; born April 30, 1967) is an American journalist. He was a staff writer at The New Yorker, where he wrote a regular column on business and finance called "The Financial Page".
caption: Surowiecki speaking in March 2014
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