 One thing we know about human learners is that they have various cognitive and social biases that influence how they take up information from peers. One of these is conformity bias, or a tendency to espouse the views of group members, even if one secretly disagrees with them (Asch 1951). Weatherall and O’Connor (2018, Other Internet Resources) show how conformity can prevent the adoption of successful beliefs because agents who conform to their neighbors are often unwilling to pass on good information that goes against the grain. Mohseni and Williams (2019, Other Internet Resources)  similarly find that conformity slows learning, likewise because it prevents agents from sharing information, and because group members who expect this are less trusting of their  peers.[7]