"What is truth?"

Anick Jesdanun wrote an interesting article titled "When information access is so easy, truth can be elusive." This opinion piece, which was published by Technology Review.Com on December 8, 2004, discussed how university students do not bother to check multiple sources when they prepare class research papers. Jesdanun notes that even faculty can attach unwarranted authority to a seemingly well constructed web site, with the example of one professor being duped by a hoax.
The best way to avoid embarassment is to gain a breadth of knowledge about a topic or issue before you pick up your pen (or open your laptop) to write about it.
- DD