The Paradox of All-Star Teams: When Too Many Stars Hurt Performance

This chapter examines the unexpected inefficiencies of all-star teams in competitive settings, emphasizing that too many top performers can hinder performance due to ego and individualism. It advocates for a balanced composition of talent to enhance collaboration and team success.

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Today we talk about the placebo effect, mind over matter, and the cognitive traps that correlate with IQ. David Robson is an author of science with a unique focus on human behavior. He has a degree in mathematics from Oxford -- we bond over our similar degrees in mathematics. He's worked for news scientists, BBC, and he writes for several popular science magazines. Today we discuss the intelligence trap and the expectation effect.

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