Collective Epistemics: Napkin Math on Independent Errors

Part of a larger series I want to put together on some of the basic equations and models of collective epistemics from the more mathy side of the social sciences.LLM Status: Pictures + Picture descriptions are LLM-assisted.IntroductionToday we're going to do some napkin math on some fun little equations around collective epistemics.You can see this as an exercise in trying to become more collectively rational. If we want to improve the epistemics of a community, is that the same thing as improvi...