WL> I can't think of any situations in sciences where the facility for
WL> quick, automatic access to basic facts is valuable.  
    It's essential if the kid is to be able to _evaluate_ what the media says 
about "technical" subjects after he graduates and is a voter.
    The HS grad hearing a talk-show host talk about the dangers or safety of 
nuclear power plants is not likely to sit down with a book on the subject as 
he decides whether the host and callers is telling the truth.
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