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Videos Mentioning Wikipedia
Salvation or a Coup? Washington D.C. Is Under Siege | Tom Bilyeu Show
Tom Bilyeu
This software was not explicitly mentioned in the transcript.
Maria Popova Interview (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
Referenced by Tim Ferriss as a generally good place to start for research, although not always accurate.
Nick Ganju Interview (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
An online encyclopedia, mentioned as a source for understanding concepts like the birthday problem, but also noted for its intimidating presentation with Greek symbols.
19 Uncomfortable Truths About Human Nature - Gurwinder Bhogal
Chris Williamson
The online encyclopedia, criticized for misrepresenting the Gartner Hype Cycle as pseudoscience, highlighting a common problem with its content.
Aaron Smith-Levin: Scientology | Lex Fridman Podcast #361
Lex Fridman
An online encyclopedia that Scientology middle management attempted to edit and control the narrative on, leading to IP address blocks.
Balaji Srinivasan: How to Fix Government, Twitter, Science, and the FDA | Lex Fridman Podcast #331
Lex Fridman
Discussed as a source of information, praised for technical accuracy but criticized for political bias and manipulation by editors and its 'reliable sources' policy.
Fermat's Library Cofounders João Batalha and Luís Batalha
Y Combinator
A platform for general knowledge creation through collaborative, open editing, serving as a model for scientific collaboration platforms.
Tony Fadell: iPhone, iPod, Nest, Steve Jobs, Design, and Engineering | Lex Fridman Podcast #294
Lex Fridman
An online encyclopedia highlighted as a brilliant invention that transformed human knowledge by enabling collective editing and access, though not considered a 'sexy' product.
Peter Wang: Python and the Source Code of Humans, Computers, and Reality | Lex Fridman Podcast #250
Lex Fridman
A free online encyclopedia. Peter Wang uses it as an example of an open-source project that creates immense, immeasurable value for the world.
Luís and João Batalha: Fermat's Library and the Art of Studying Papers | Lex Fridman Podcast #209
Lex Fridman
A free online encyclopedia, lauded as a 'cosmological constant of the internet' for its success as a publicly edited, reliable source of knowledge, and its crowdsourcing model.
Tim Urban | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
An online encyclopedia used by Tim Urban as a starting point for basic foundational knowledge when researching new topics.
Brendan Eich: JavaScript, Firefox, Mozilla, and Brave | Lex Fridman Podcast #160
Lex Fridman
A collaborative online encyclopedia that started during the ferment of Web 2.0.
Scott Aaronson: Computational Complexity and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #130
Lex Fridman
Online encyclopedia, mentioned as an example of content that a neural network might generate if P=NP.
Connexions - Building Communities and Sharing Knowledge
GoogleTalksArchive
Mentioned as an example of user-generated content that is increasingly used in scholarly work, similar to Connections content.
AI and the Future of Law: The 10 Year "Overnight" Success Story
Y Combinator
Used as an analogy to explain CaseText's initial crowdsourced model, comparing it to 'Wikipedia meets Reddit but for the law'.
How To Build The Future: Parker Conrad
Y Combinator
Mentioned as an example of a successful user-generated content platform.
Aravind Srinivas: Perplexity's Race to Build Agentic Search
Y Combinator
A free online encyclopedia. Mentioned as a source for objective information, but its limitations in capturing diverse perspectives on subjective topics are discussed.
Essentials: How to Build Strength, Muscle Size & Endurance | Dr. Andy Galpin
Andrew Huberman
Mentioned as a reference point for disambiguating entities.
Steph Smith: “This opportunity is totally overlooked”
My First Million
Mentioned as a source of data that 'Internet Pipes' teaches users to analyze.
Craig Newmark on Institutional Maintenance, Giving Away Control, and the Internet We Were Promised
Conversations with Tyler
Supported by Craig Newmark as a platform that learns and corrects itself over time, contrasting with traditional publications that may not fix errors.