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December 24, 2024 2 min read Wikipedia Searches Reveal Differing Styles of Curiosity Mapping explorers of Wikipedia rabbit holes revealed three different styles of human inquisitiveness: the “busybody,” the “hunter” and the “dancer.” By Gary Stix edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier The website Wikipedia describes curiosity as a “quality related to inquisitive thinking, such as […]
Avec plus de 76 milliards de recherches sur son site cette année, l’encyclopédie Wikipédia a révélé mardi les 25 articles en anglais qui ont le plus captivé l’intérêt des internautes à l’échelle planétaire. Célébrités, décès, politique ou grands films américains: l’actualité a une fois de plus marqué le top 25 des sujets les plus recherchés […]
Bill Ackman, the billionaire CEO of hedge fund Pershing Square Capital, has lashed out at Wikipedia after it displayed inappropriate information about Pam Bondi, president-elect Donald Trump’s recent pick for attorney general. Ackman took to X to repost Shaun Maguire’s post that included inappropriate information in Wikipedia about Pam Bondi. “Wikipedia is a disaster. It […]
Wikipedia was issued a notice by the government over concerns of “bias and inaccuracy” on the website, according to a report. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting contacted the free encyclopaedia, questioning why the platform should be treated as an intermediary and not as a publisher. The government notice comes amid the ongoing case in […]
Data from hundreds of thousands of browsing sessions is revealing how people navigate Wikipedia. Credit: Sascha Steinbach/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock An analysis of the searching patterns of nearly half a million people browsing Wikipedia suggests that the site’s users demonstrate three unique styles of curiosity. There’s the ‘hunter’, who pursues specific answers, the ‘busybody’, searching for diverse nuggets […]