Are Two Heads Really Better Than One?

  Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis. Batman and Robin. Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. The worlds of literature, cinema, and tv have often portrayed that two heads are better than one. It seems that teamwork is a virtue that allows us to emerge victorious from any difficult situation. However, is there any truth in this idea? Is it really that advantageous to bring together several minds on a daily basis to solve problems and develop more innovative ideas? As a matter of fact, science has shown that group intelligence has…