13 Feb 2026
Giving Groups Control Over the Rules of the Game, in Simulation, in the Lab, and in the Wild
Giving Groups Control Over the Rules of the Game, in Simulation, in the Lab, and in the Wild – YouTube
Seth Frey, University of California, Davis
Social systems change in unpredictable ways, particularly when power in them becomes power over them. This affects outcomes for collective behavior, collective intelligence, and collective action. In this work we present observational, experimental, and modeling work on the psychological, selective, and structural forces that cause governance institutions to drift from their that of its intended design.
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