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5 Apr 2023 Conversations with Tyler Jessica Wade on Chiral Materials, Open Knowledge, and Representation in STEM
“Every single page on Wikipedia is written by a volunteer and expert in a particular thing, someone who’s fascinated by a part of history or a topic, and I really love it.”
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- 5 Apr 2023
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- Conversations with Tyler
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…Wikipedia — by the time this episode is released, you’ll probably have written significant parts of over 2,000 Wikipedia pages. How should we improve Wikipedia? I think Wikipedia is a phenomenal project. It started more than 20 years ago, at the beginning of the internet, this democratized platform for sharing information and knowledge. It’s a beautiful idea now. I can’t imagine Wikipedia working if you started it on this form of the internet. It requires a huge input, a kind of public service from volunteers. Every single page on Wikipedia is written by a volunteer and expert in a particular thing, someone who’s fascinated by a part of history or a topic, and I really love it. It enables and it helps so much of society: teachers, politicians, academics, parents, everyone, home assistants. We put you in charge. How do you make it better? Or is it perfect? It can’t be perfect, right?…
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