Whilst on the subject of distributed, collaborative efforts, I recommend this paper http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/Papers/lottery.pdf http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~r

Whilst on the subject of distributed, collaborative efforts, I recommend this paper http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/Papers/lottery.pdf http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/Papers/lottery.pdf This describes an attempt by a Cambridge University professor to harness the power of many students to solve a problem. A very interesting read.