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About the Author James Surowiecki Industrial Revolution Richard Easterlin Group Discussion ● Born: 1967 ● Birthplace: Meridien, Connecticut ● Best known as: An American finance journalist who wrote 2004’s The Wisdom of Crowds Education Work experience Publication The Wisdom of Crowds James Surowiecki Education Current position Most recent awards and fellowships Publications
Unit Two Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Technology and Happiness Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio About the author Surowiecki is a 1984 graduate of Choate Rosemary Hall James surowiecki and a 1988 alumnus of the University of north Carolina. He Education pursued PhD studies in American History at Yale University before becoming a financial journalist Work experience Publication The Wisdom of Crowds Industrial Revolution Richard easterlin Education Current position Most recent awards and fellowships Publications Group discussion 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子
Surowiecki is a 1984 graduate of Choate Rosemary Hall and a 1988 alumnus of the University of North Carolina. He pursued PhD studies in American History at Yale University before becoming a financial journalist. About the Author James Surowiecki Industrial Revolution Richard Easterlin Group Discussion Education Work experience Publication The Wisdom of Crowds Education Current position Most recent awards and fellowships Publications
Unit Two Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Technology and Happiness Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio About the author Surowiecki was editor-in-chief of Rogue magazine from James surowiecki 1995-96 and a staff writer for Motley Fool. He was a finance Education columnist for Slate from 1997-2000. Before joining The New Yorker. he wrote "The bottom Line" column for New york Work experience magazine and was a contributing editor at Fortune. He is now Publication a staff writer at The New yorker, where he writes a regular The Wisdom of Crowds column on business and finance called"The Financial Page Industrial Revolution Richard easterlin Education Current position Most recent awards and fellowships Publications Group discussion 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子
Surowiecki was editor-in-chief of Rogue magazine from 1995 — 96 and a staff writer for Motley Fool. He was a finance columnist for Slate from 1997 – 2000. Before joining The New Yorker, he wrote “The Bottom Line” column for New York magazine and was a contributing editor at Fortune. He is now a staff writer at The New Yorker, where he writes a regular column on business and finance called “The Financial Page. ” About the Author James Surowiecki Industrial Revolution Richard Easterlin Group Discussion Education Work experience Publication The Wisdom of Crowds Education Current position Most recent awards and fellowships Publications
Unit Two Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Technology and Happiness Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio About the author In 2002, Surowiecki edited an anthology Best business James surowiecki Crime Wnting of the Year, a collection of articles from different Education business news sources that chronicle the fall from grace of various CEOs. In 2004, he published The Wisdom of Crowds, Work experience in which he argued that a diverse independent and Publication decentralized group of people, under the right conditions, makes The Wisdom of Crowds the smartest choices Industrial Revolution Richard easterlin Education Current position Most recent awards and fellowships Publications Group discussion 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子
In 2002, Surowiecki edited an anthology, Best Business Crime Writing of the Year, a collection of articles from different business news sources that chronicle the fall from grace of various CEOs. In 2004, he published The Wisdom of Crowds, in which he argued that a diverse, independent and decentralized group of people, under the right conditions, makes the smartest choices. About the Author James Surowiecki Industrial Revolution Richard Easterlin Group Discussion Education Work experience Publication The Wisdom of Crowds Education Current position Most recent awards and fellowships Publications
Unit Two Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Technology and Happiness Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio Directions: Watch the video to see how Surowiecki answers About the author the following two questions based on his book The James surowiecki Wisdom of crowds Education 1)Tell us about your book The Wisdom of Crowds Work experience Groups can be smarter even than the smartest person within them. When solving problems or making decisions, we d better Publication ask a group of people instead of a single expert. It allows The Wisdom of Crowds companies or organizations to tap collective intelligence Industrial Revolution Richard easterlin Education ASKTH T Current position "Tell us about your book Most recent awards The Wisdom of Crowds> and fellowships Publications Group discussion 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子③
Directions: Watch the video to see how Surowiecki answers the following two questions based on his book The Wisdom of Crowds . 1) Tell us about your book The Wisdom of Crowds. Groups can be smarter even than the smartest person within them. When solving problems or making decisions, we’ d better ask a group of people instead of a single expert. It allows companies or organizations to tap collective intelligence. About the Author James Surowiecki Industrial Revolution Richard Easterlin Group Discussion Education Work experience Publication The Wisdom of Crowds Education Current position Most recent awards and fellowships Publications
Unit Two Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Technology and Happiness Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio About the author 2) How does The Wisdom of Crowds"apply to real estate? Two ways. In terms of the market, if you want to go into it, you James surowiecki need to come up with innovative and interesting ideas. There is Education a lot of competitive pressure. You need to be more active. In Work experience terms of companies, tapping collective intelligence of all Publication organizations even of customers could be valuable. It expands our ideas of where good information is The Wisdom of Crowds Industrial Revolution Richard easterlin SKTHEEXPER T Education "How does the Wisdom of Current position Crowds apply to real estate"? Most recent awards and fellowships Publications Group discussion Prev 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子③
2) How does “The Wisdom of Crowds” apply to real estate? Two ways. In terms of the market, if you want to go into it, you need to come up with innovative and interesting ideas. There is a lot of competitive pressure. You need to be more active. In terms of companies, tapping collective intelligence of all organizations even of customers could be valuable. It expands our ideas of where good information is. About the Author James Surowiecki Industrial Revolution Richard Easterlin Group Discussion Education Work experience Publication The Wisdom of Crowds Education Current position Most recent awards and fellowships Publications
Unit Two Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Technology and Happiness Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio About the author Directions. This clip is a brief introduction of the Industrial James surowiecki Revolution. Watch the video and try to answer the following questions Education Work experience Publication The Wisdom of Crowds Industrial Revolution Richard easterlin Education Current position Most recent awards and fellowships ( Publications Group discussion 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子③
Directions: This clip is a brief introduction of the Industrial Revolution. Watch the video and try to answer the following questions. About the Author James Surowiecki Industrial Revolution Richard Easterlin Group Discussion Education Work experience Publication The Wisdom of Crowds Education Current position Most recent awards and fellowships Publications
Unit Two Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Technology and Happiness Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio About the author 1. Where and when did the Industrial Revolution begin? James surowiecki BRitain;In 18th century Education 2. What are the three factors preparing Britain for the change? Work experience E Domestic peace, economic health and the availability of Publication critical iron and coal resources in Britain The Wisdom of Crowds Industrial Revolution time-and-labor saving device? g mule was turned into a Richard easterlin Textile and loom factories essentially replaced home spinning Education and weaving Current position 4. Following the textile industry, what demand did manufacturing Most recent awards create? and fellowships E There was unprecedented demand for new machines Publications mechanical components, processed materials and skilled labor Group discussion Prev. Next 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子③
1. Where and when did the Industrial Revolution begin? Britain; In 18th century 2. What are the three factors preparing Britain for the change? Domestic peace, economic health and the availability of critical iron and coal resources in Britain. 3. What happened after the spinning mule was turned into a time-and-labor saving device? Textile and loom factories essentially replaced home spinning and weaving. 4. Following the textile industry, what demand did manufacturing create? There was unprecedented demand for new machines, mechanical components, processed materials and skilled labor. About the Author James Surowiecki Industrial Revolution Richard Easterlin Group Discussion Education Work experience Publication The Wisdom of Crowds Education Current position Most recent awards and fellowships Publications
Unit Two Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Technology and Happiness Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio About the author 5. How did work and economy change in britain? James surowiecki Work became increasingly specialized, mechanized and Education urbanized. An agriculture-based economy evolved into an industrial one Work experience Publication 6. List the inventions mentioned during the industrial revolution The Wisdom of Crowds 6, Eli Whitney's cotton gins, 1763; Charles Babbage's Industrial Revolution mechanical computer, 1834; the first steam carriage; steam Richard easterlin ship; and steam locomotive. Education Current position Most recent awards and fellowships Publications Group discussion Prev 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子③
5. How did work and economy change in Britain? Work became increasingly specialized, mechanized and urbanized. An agriculture-based economy evolved into an industrial one. 6. List the inventions mentioned during the Industrial Revolution. Eli Whitney’s cotton gins, 1763; Charles Babbage’s mechanical computer, 1834; the first steam carriage; steam ship; and steam locomotive. About the Author James Surowiecki Industrial Revolution Richard Easterlin Group Discussion Education Work experience Publication The Wisdom of Crowds Education Current position Most recent awards and fellowships Publications
Unit Two Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Technology and Happiness Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio About the author James surowiecki Born 1926 Birthplace Ridgefield Park, New jersey Education e best known as: a foremost promoter in both Work experience economic and demographic fields Publication The Wisdom of Crowds Industrial Revolution Richard sterlin Education Current position Most recent awards and fellowships Publications Richard Easterlin Group discussion Prev 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子③
Richard Easterlin ● Born: 1926 ● Birthplace: Ridgefield Park, New Jersey ● Best known as: A foremost promoter in both economic and demographic fields About the Author James Surowiecki Industrial Revolution Richard Easterlin Group Discussion Education Work experience Publication The Wisdom of Crowds Education Current position Most recent awards and fellowships Publications
