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A report tracing anonymous Wikipedia edits to institutional networks leads Dr. Dave and Evil Steve through the difference between an IP address and an identified author. Dr. Dave concludes that Wikipedia is incredibly useful but no source deserves automatic belief: information from the Wall Street Journal or ABC News should be confirmed too.

4:25 · Philosophy

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