Wiser Than James Surowiecki

In my previous post, I made an attempt at piercing the real identity of “Wiser Than The Crowd”… … Here is his reply:

Thanks for the link. Though I’m flattered that my writing is good enough to confuse someone into thinking that I work for the New Yorker, I really am a neuroscientist doing this in my spare time. [*] Obviously the name of my blog is a reference to Surowiecki’s book The Wisdom of Crowds. Beyond that, we’ve got no connection. And my only tie to Intrade is that I bug their exchange manager with enough questions that we’re on a first-name basis.

OK, one denial on the record. I will continue to investigate. Reading this and that made me think he is no more a neuro-scientist than I am the Queen of England. That anonymous blogger seems to know a lot about finance. Do you think that guy is really a “neuroscientist”, or do you think that this guy is a professional of the financial markets?

“Wiser Than The Crowd” is a fantastic blog, and the person behind is a sweet human being, I am sure. Even if I knew his identity, I would not publish it. My purpose is not to pique that man’s personae, just to see whether the “neuroscientist” statement is true. If it is true, then that would mean that that blogger is trustworthy. Otherwise…

[*] A “neuroscientist” who has time on his hands to listen to the CDC conference call in a week day’s afternoon. Humm…