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Currently Playing...Dr. Don Fallis - The Epistemology of Wikipedia (October 31, 2007)note: Playback requires the Apple Quicktime Player--> Right-Click or Option-Click to download the media file Click to view/download the presentation Program Description: Wikipedia is having a huge impact on how a great many people gather information about the world. This talk will look at whether it is a good idea for people to use Wikipedia to try to acquire knowledge. While there are legitimate concerns about its reliability (since anyone can edit it), the empirical evidence suggests that Wikipedia is fairly reliable (especially compared to those information sources that are as easily accessible). In addition, I will argue that Wikipedia has a number of other virtues that outweigh any deficiency in terms of reliability. Even so, we should still be trying to identify changes (or alternatives) to Wikipedia that will yield even better consequences. And, toward that end, we still need a better understanding of why Wikipedia works as well as it does. Technical note: During the lecture, the Wikiality episode from The Colbert Report was played for the audience. This portion of the lecture is absent from the podcast but may be accessed directly at the Colbert Report website here.
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