This might be too geeky for me and/or for my students, but it might be interesting to include in a discussion of wikipedia:
“How Wikipedia Scanner Works,” from Howstuffworks. I haven’t read it yet, but it looks like it features an interview with the software’s inventor, Virgil Griffith.
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