Wikipedia: The settler of dinnertime disputes and the savior of those who cheat on trivia night. Quick, what country has the Nile’s headwaters? What year did Gershwin write “Rhapsody in Blue”?

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Between 7 and 11% of prominent chemists, both living and dead, are women. That’s according to the worldview represented on Wikipedia, anyway. Compared with employment and degree statistics for ...

Jess Wade is writing Wikipedia biographies for remarkable women in science. Women aren't interested in STEM -- the sexist misconception women and girls are all too familiar with and one that a British ...

Jessica Wade has added nearly 700 Wikipedia biographies for important female and minority scientists in less than two years. By Maya Salam You’re reading In Her Words, where women rule the headlines.

Back in December, online encyclopedia – written and edited collaboratively by anyone – encountered a nice wollop of Wiki-controversy. You might recall it was jumpstarted by former journalist John ...

Wikipedia is the most important Encyclopedia since Denis Diderot's famous first one. Wikipedia is the most important Encyclopedia since Denis Diderot's famous first one. It's a great resource for ...

Building a better encyclopedia requires consensus and neutrality, but behind the scenes, editors wrangle with the pandemic's most contentious question. Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a ...

On Wikipedia’s recent 20th birthday, the online encyclopedia was widely praised for its success in spreading reliable information about political events. Wikipedia is one of the few socially driven ...

Marie Curie is one of the most famous women in science. But her first page on Wikipedia was shared with her husband — until someone pointed out that, perhaps, her scientific contributions were notable ...

When she’s not working in a physics lab, one London researcher is making sure women in science get the recognition they deserve. And she’s doing it one Wikipedia article at a time. Jess Wade has ...