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The pair of graduate students who designed the winning computer program in a recent social-learning tournament (see main text) obsessively spent hundreds of hours perfecting their social-learning strategy. Although they lacked experience in social-learning research, one knew about figuring out the most efficient way to accomplish a task and estimating outcomes based on what known data is available, whereas the other understood evolutionary game theory. This mix of knowledge proved a winning combination, as their program easily beat about 100 others.
