What can be learned from the way Wikipedia works? Tune into a live virtual session featuring scholars from across the world. Along with Wiki Education’s Chief Technology Officer Sage Ross, the panel will explore different areas of research examining Wikipedia – the world’s largest encyclopedia and one of its most visited websites.
Wikipedia is a complex sociotechnical system, and as an open source, free culture project, it has a huge amount of data for researchers to explore. In this panel, moderated by Wiki Education’s Sage Ross, we’ll hear from some of the outstanding scholars who have explored different aspects of Wikipedia, how it works, and what we can learn from it.
When: 2024-04-15T17:00:00Z→2024-04-15T18:00:00Z
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Panelists:
- Rosta Farzan – School of Computing and Information, University of Pittsburgh – https://rosta-farzan.net/
- Kai Zhu – Marketing Department, Bocconi University – https://kaizhu.me/
- Neil Thompson – Computer Science and A.I. Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology – https://www.neil-t.com/
- Shira Klein – Department of History, Chapman University – Faculty Profile | Chapman University