Some of My Favorite Wikis

If you know me, you know that I love wikipedia. In this post I will share some interesting wikis I have read lately.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Buffalo_Buffalo_Buffalo_Buffalo_Buffalo
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This is a cool little linguistics puzzle. It's a grammatically correct sentence using entirely the word buffalo. Yes, this sentence actually means something. It uses different meanings of the word "buffalo": the city, the animal, and the verb that means "to bully." Happy parsing!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_hall_problem
"Monty Hall Problem"
This is a "probability puzzle" that demonstrates a seemingly paradoxical principle of statistics. It goes like this:
"Suppose you're on a game show, and you're given the choice of three doors: Behind one door is a car; behind the others, goats. You pick a door, say No. 1, and the host, who knows what's behind the doors, opens another door, say No. 3, which has a goat. He then says to you, "Do you want to pick door No. 2?" Is it to your advantage to switch your choice?"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwins_law
"Godwins Law"
As an argument carries on, the chances of somebody being compared to Hitler approaches one. If you compare your debate opponent to Hitler, you automatically lose the argument. Also see Reductio ad Hitlerum.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus
"Ship of Theseus"
This is a philosophical question that I think is one of the most important, interesting, and relevant in the field. After many years at sea, the Ship of Theseus had every part replaced. Is it the same ship?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distinguishing_blue_from_green_in_language
"Distinguishing Blue from Green in Language"
This site outlines how different languages distinguish different colors compared to English. Did you know that not all languages distinguish blue and green? In some languages the word is the same for both colors.

So there you have 5 of my favorite Wikipedia articles. If you have any interesting Wikipedia articles in your favorites, please post a comment and I will read them.