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Modern WisdomNov 7, 2019

#118 - Dr Larry Sanger - Why Is Wikipedia Broken?

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Larry Sanger

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The Cathedral and the Bazaar 12 Rules for Life Ayn Rand

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The Cathedral and the Bazaar

Eric Raymond

The speaker mentions an essay called 'The Cathedral in the Bazaar' by Eric Raymond, which explains how volunteers can build great things online by sh…

12 Rules for Life

Jordan Peterson

jordan peterson's book 12 rules for life was originally based on a quora post someone asked him what are the um best piece of advice that you would g…

Ayn Rand

I first met Jimmy Wales in the mid 1990s through our common interest in philosophy. Actually, it was Ayn Rand.

Guest: Larry Sanger

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Dr Larry Sanger is the ex-founder of Wikipedia. Wikipedia is almost a public utility now, like water or energy. It's one of the most visited sites on the internet and provides millions with information every day. But all might not be as pure as it seems and the utopia of the world's biggest encyclopaedia may have some fundamental flaws. Today we hear from one of the initial members of the project as he explains why Wikipedia is so messed up. Extra Stuff: Follow Dr Sanger on Twitter - https://twitter.com/lsanger Check out Dr Sanger's Website - https://larrysanger.org/ Check out The Knowledge Standards Foundation https://twitter.com/ks_found Check out everything I recommend from books to products and help support the podcast at no extra cost to you by shopping through this link - https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast Email: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact

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The Cathedral and the Bazaar

Eric Raymond

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Jordan Peterson

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Ayn Rand

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The Cathedral and the Bazaar

Eric Raymond

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Key quote: “The speaker mentions an essay called 'The Cathedral in the Bazaar' by Eric Raymond, which explains how volunteers can build great things online by sharing a common vision.”

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12 Rules for Life

Jordan Peterson

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Key quote: “jordan peterson's book 12 rules for life was originally based on a quora post someone asked him what are the um best piece of advice that you would give someone for life”

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Ayn Rand

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Key quote: “I first met Jimmy Wales in the mid 1990s through our common interest in philosophy. Actually, it was Ayn Rand.”

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