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that's why wikipedia calls itself "the free encyclopedia anyone can edit. >> you've heard of h.g. wells, the great science fiction author. he actually had an idea, back in the '30s, called the world brain, which was a worldwide encyclopedia organization whose whole purpose was to collect and classify and sort the information of the world, and wikipedia is sort of a realization of that on a volunteer, internet-distributed basis. >> richard knipel leads the new york chapter of wikipedia editors. worldwide, there are nearly 100,000 editors who contribute to the site, and that brings up the controversy around wikipedia. traditional reference works use experts who are usually paid to contribute and edit content, but wikipedia depends on volunteers. and these can be ordinary people, even kids. so does that make it more likely that wikipedia will have wrong information? >> everything is based on other things that have been published -- that have been published in what we call "reliable sources." >> just like in any research paper you're writing -- in any high school research paper -- you
that's why wikipedia calls itself "the free encyclopedia anyone can edit. >> you've heard of h.g. wells, the great science fiction author. he actually had an idea, back in the '30s, called the world brain, which was a worldwide encyclopedia organization whose whole purpose was to collect and classify and sort the information of the world, and wikipedia is sort of a realization of that on a volunteer, internet-distributed basis. >> richard knipel leads the new york chapter of...
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you know encyclopedias so they published in a magazine in those days you have to give them a print there was no digital i gave them a print of that picture that the one they wanted then they took a airbrush and they put underpants on that guy and they put the picture in the encyclopedia with underpants that's the only one can you believe that there's a wonderful story that when my dad used to work in the media in the printing newspaper and there was crucial was the leader of the soviet union he was in the airport for the some reason and the picture and over guys were wearing their hats and crucial one wearing it and my dad went to the paint brush and put it out on the page and they drew out and when this picture appeared on the front pages. they all were weary had the cruise ship had another one is. yeah that's what they were but let's give it to me two to woodstock one star generation they call them in the united states how did it happen do you have any idea how did happen that so many great tellers have been in one time. well you mean you were to me i mean it was star generation the mu
you know encyclopedias so they published in a magazine in those days you have to give them a print there was no digital i gave them a print of that picture that the one they wanted then they took a airbrush and they put underpants on that guy and they put the picture in the encyclopedia with underpants that's the only one can you believe that there's a wonderful story that when my dad used to work in the media in the printing newspaper and there was crucial was the leader of the soviet union he...
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it was in the encyclopedias. it was in the teachers had. that is simply not true today.now information is everywhere. our schools remain these answer factories, these regurgitations education stuff. where antigravity helping our kids learn how to formulate questions. how do you turn information into knowledge? somebody said what's the difference between information and knowledge? information is knowing that the tomato is a fruit. knowledge is knowing that you don't put it into a fruit salad. [laughter] think about it. so we should be helping our kids to formulate questions. how do you know that? how do you simply -- who want them to choose week. so of course we're teaching value. there's three reasons if you're over 27, three reason she went to school. one was that's because that's where they kept the knowledge. the second was for socialization. let's learn to get along together. you're a different color, learn to get along. there's an app for that today, right? [laughter] i say it lightly but, in fact, there is. our kids are like, it's like penpals on steroids. they are
it was in the encyclopedias. it was in the teachers had. that is simply not true today.now information is everywhere. our schools remain these answer factories, these regurgitations education stuff. where antigravity helping our kids learn how to formulate questions. how do you turn information into knowledge? somebody said what's the difference between information and knowledge? information is knowing that the tomato is a fruit. knowledge is knowing that you don't put it into a fruit salad....
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not because we had done something they considered to have been wrong, but we needed to study the encyclopediaf bad further. or we need to understand the formation of clouds or what ever we were studying to get our mind wrapped around the ideas of algebra. i have great respect and great love of those people because they were there throughout my going out. anybody older than you could tell you what to do. you'd never said, you can say that to me, you're not my father. it just would not have happened. >> when i say mount calvary baptist church, what comes to mind? >> the minister that was there when i was a small child. he could sing, preach, bring the entire congregation to shouting. he had a daughter. her name is out of my mind. she was really something. she was a fabulous costs will singer, but the rev.'s daughter was also a break. she really was. it was a wonderful place to grow up. there were all kinds of activities for children. there was a wonderful person in charge of all of the children. elizabeth sought to is that we sat correctly and we understood about ourselves. and we had negro his
not because we had done something they considered to have been wrong, but we needed to study the encyclopediaf bad further. or we need to understand the formation of clouds or what ever we were studying to get our mind wrapped around the ideas of algebra. i have great respect and great love of those people because they were there throughout my going out. anybody older than you could tell you what to do. you'd never said, you can say that to me, you're not my father. it just would not have...
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only two names were in the encyclopedia, and that was booker t. washington and george washington carver, but she lectured about the contribution of frederick douglass, w.e.b. dubois, and how jackie robinson had broken the baseball barrier. and we remembered the opera singer who was not allowed to sing in the hall and had to sing in lincoln center. all the discrimination and the local in justices. like, everything was separate and unequal. the school was inadequate. we could not go to the hospitals. they built a house adjacent to the main hospital. the white people were not supposed to be in the same room with an n-person. you know the n-word? i said to myself at the end of the day that i love my country and i'm glad that that day, i took a stand. i saw through the supreme court that the flaws that america had tried to correct them by removing those horrible signs -- "white" and "colored." i said when i testified at the trial, i went through how we were treated, and the lady dramatize it, so i do not have to go through that, but it is the whole sys
only two names were in the encyclopedia, and that was booker t. washington and george washington carver, but she lectured about the contribution of frederick douglass, w.e.b. dubois, and how jackie robinson had broken the baseball barrier. and we remembered the opera singer who was not allowed to sing in the hall and had to sing in lincoln center. all the discrimination and the local in justices. like, everything was separate and unequal. the school was inadequate. we could not go to the...
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and of course we had a cabdriver, cabdrivers are like encyclopedias. they know everything there is to know about their city. and one fact that jumped out at me right there in the cab today was chi was, china has purchased land in the city of toledo. is that correct? >> yeah! >> so let's start the program understanding one thing. our competitor, china, across the way thinks there's something of value in toledo, ohio, so they purchased it. i guess it it's that free market thing they're doing, you know? but here in america we haven't had anyone step up and say, i want this it building, i want this been and i want to create opportunities. chinese are willing to do it here in america, but where are investors? now, when we were driving through the city today, i saw the elementary school and i thought, well, senate bill 5 is after the teachers who are in that building. when i went past the construction site, there were a few works, not as many as there should have been, when i went past mercy hospital, i thought, well, those nurses are in there, they're fight
and of course we had a cabdriver, cabdrivers are like encyclopedias. they know everything there is to know about their city. and one fact that jumped out at me right there in the cab today was chi was, china has purchased land in the city of toledo. is that correct? >> yeah! >> so let's start the program understanding one thing. our competitor, china, across the way thinks there's something of value in toledo, ohio, so they purchased it. i guess it it's that free market thing...
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the old days of encyclopedias, out the window, dictionaries out the wind dough. just grab the ipad.. >>> we had him on last week. remember the amazing 61-year-old vietnam vet who was the oldest college football player ever? well, he made even more history this weekend. we will show you, next. meineke's personal pricing on brakes. i tell you what i can spend. i do my best to make it work. i'm back on the road safely. and i saved you money on brakes. that's personal pricing. >>> welcome back. it's about half past the hour. let's get you caught up on some news you might have are missed. >>> president obama stepped into the white house rose garden to make a pitch for his $447 billion job creation plan earlier today. he calleded the plan a common sense blueprint threatened by politics and announced he's sending the bill to capitol hill tonight. speaker john boehner promises they will consider the plan. >>> dow, down 139 points as investors continue to struggle with the new wave of anxiety over the possibility that greece will default on its debtsed adding to the jitters, france's top bai
the old days of encyclopedias, out the window, dictionaries out the wind dough. just grab the ipad.. >>> we had him on last week. remember the amazing 61-year-old vietnam vet who was the oldest college football player ever? well, he made even more history this weekend. we will show you, next. meineke's personal pricing on brakes. i tell you what i can spend. i do my best to make it work. i'm back on the road safely. and i saved you money on brakes. that's personal pricing. >>>...