In our class, we have learned both classical and modern information retrieval evaluation methods. And their shared goal is to assess if a retrieval system can satisfy users' information need. Such an evaluation directly leads to the subsequent optimization of retrieval system, e.g., optimize the ranking for click-through rates. But should a system please its users so as to improve the metrics or should it educate the users about what is right and wrong?
Let's read the paper "Beliefs and biases in web search", which is the best paper in SIGIR'2013. Based on the findings of this paper and current public concern/debate of the wide spread of misinformation on the web, what kind of suggestion do you want to give to Google and Bing to improve the situation? You can focus on the search evaluation, document retrieval and ranking, or any aspect related to the retrieval process.
A Piazza discussion thread has been created for this reading assignment, and please post your thoughts there before April 24th, 11:59pm.