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Wikipedia

Annals of Artificial Intelligence

How Will A.I. Learn Next?

As chatbots threaten their own best sources of data, they will have to find new kinds of knowledge.
Dept. of Knowledge

Wikipedia, in the Flesh

A group of comics discuss how to explore the strangest corners of human knowledge—via Wikipedia articles such as “List of soups” and “List of sexually active popes”—in front of a live audience.
Books

Wikipedia, “Jeopardy!,” and the Fate of the Fact

In the Internet age, it can seem as if there’s no reason to remember anything. But information doesn’t always amount to knowledge.
Shouts & Murmurs

More Precise Names for the “Personal Life” Section on Wikipedia

The Six Marriages I Don’t Already Know About; D.U.I.s, Ranked; and more.
Amy Davidson Sorkin

Five Questions About the Latest WikiLeaks Release

Annals of Technology

A Feminist Edit-a-Thon Seeks to Reshape Wikipedia

Daily Comment

Wikipedia Defends the Monkey Selfie

Daily Comment

Why Politicians Plagiarize So Often

Brave New World Dept.

Nerd Parade

Amy Davidson Sorkin

SOPA: Shouting in the Dark

Culture Desk

The Internet’s Day of Darkness

News Desk

To-Do List: The Wikipedia Alternatives Edition

Culture Desk

Wikipedia Blackout: A Playlist

Letter from Rome

The Renovation

Books

Battle Lines

Report Card

Anyone? Anyone?

Page-Turner

That Old Dictionary Love

Page-Turner

To Houelle and Becq, or Leaks of a Different Sort

Onward and Upward with the Arts

Funny Person

Page-Turner

In the News: Books by Convicts and Six-Year-Olds