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February 21, 2010

College Courses of the Very Near Future

Truth and Wikipedia:
We all accept that what people believe is true. Therefore, those who control what people believe are in a unique position to control truth. With the explosive growth of Wikipedia as the reference tool, it is imperative that students learn how to create and edit entries on this popular engine of belief. Students begin by editing the pages of their favorite movies. By the end of the course, students will be facile at changing historical events to what should have happened. -- William M. Briggs, Statistician サ Sussex University: Where You Earn A New Kind of Bachelor'S Degree

Posted by Vanderleun at February 21, 2010 3:26 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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"1984" is becoming less satyrical, and more prescient with each passing day.

JWM

Posted by: jwm at February 21, 2010 6:03 PM

Isn't this how the Medieval Warming Period was edited out of Wiki's "climate change" pages?

Posted by: Don Rodrigo at February 22, 2010 9:50 AM

I remember when vandals were in history. Now there are vandals of history.

Posted by: Gagdad Bob at February 22, 2010 10:32 AM

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