GoogleSquared and WolframAlpha
I knew absolutely nothing about either one of these search engines before this assignment. But with each one of them, like any other search engine, one would have to assume that they are delivering accurate and reliable information. GoogleSquared will have the courtesy to let you know that some information is not reliable. It will provide the source of the information, then tell you if it has "Low Confidence" about what was given. I found that to be helpful.
Did You Know?
As far as my comments on this video in a previous blog post, the facts were thrown at me pretty rapidly. GoogleSquared and WolframAlpha helped to put it all into perspective for me. For example, the video says that "25% of India's population with the highest IQ's is GREATER than the total population of the United States". This information alone is pretty amazing (and a little embarrassing). However, when you learn that India's total population is about 1,177,070,000, and that the total population of the United States is about 308,944,000, the information makes more sense.
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