Wiki ♥ Scientists

Improving wiki-biographies of scientists @Wikipedia @Wikidata & @WikiCommons eg @RoyalSociety @iscb @acmedsci @RAEngNews @PhysicsNews @RoySocChem #RSfellows etc

[Wiki ♥ Scientists @wikiscientists]

Thanks and congratulations @jesswade on making the internet less sexist with 2000 new biographies https://t.co/ra8KTyqUpT @WikiWomenInRed @wikimediauk #genderbias

[Wiki ♥ Scientists @wikiscientists]

...or anyone in the @GorielyLab perhaps?

[Wiki ♥ Scientists @wikiscientists]

Hello @AGoriely do you have a title, year and URL for your PhD so that it can be added to this biography @wikipedia

We've had no luck finding it @OCLC @ProQuest
etc @jesswade

https://t.co/V4axoSFloJ

[Wiki ♥ Scientists @wikiscientists]

Hello @AGoriely do you have a title, year and URL for your PhD so that it can be added to this biography @wikipedia

We've had no luck finding it @OCLC @ProQuest
etc @jesswade

https://t.co/V4axoSFloJ

[Wiki ♥ Scientists @wikiscientists]

Where is my wiki-biography? https://t.co/QlTrbKqJZu

[Wiki ♥ Scientists @wikiscientists]

@EtienneWasmer @ScientificData @WikiWomenInRed @jesswade @JbEymeoud @gergaud_econ @palaashbhargava @webmz_ the regional differences in gender disparity are really interesting e.g. comparing Asia and Oceana with Africa

[Wiki ♥ Scientists @wikiscientists]

Lovely paper!❤️

Do you know what percentage of people in the database are female?

@EtienneWasmer @ScientificData @WikiWomenInRed @jesswade @JbEymeoud @gergaud_econ @palaashbhargava @webmz_

[WikiResearch @WikiResearch]

"A cross-verified database of notable people, 3500BC-2018AD": a geolocalized dataset with 2.29M individuals from 7 millenia, based on @wikipedia and @wikidata, and driven by social science questions.

(Laouenan et al, @NaturePortfolio '22)

https://t.co/uvzKeNzU2a
@EtienneWasmer

[Wiki ♥ Scientists @wikiscientists]

@EtienneWasmer @ScientificData @WikiWomenInRed @jesswade @JbEymeoud @gergaud_econ @palaashbhargava @webmz_ thanks @EtienneWasmer

[Wiki ♥ Scientists @wikiscientists]

A cross-verified database of notable people, 3500BC-2018AD from @wikidata and @wikipedia via @ScientificData https://t.co/RYNRONBfQ8 @WikiResearch via @EtienneWasmer @JbEymeoud @gergaud_econ @palaashbhargava #wikiwins

[Wiki ♥ Scientists @wikiscientists]

How academic institutions can help to close @Wikipedia’s gender gap https://t.co/kIEZPImgmo

with @afro_bambi @jesswade @fra_berni @500womensci @webmz_ @WikiWomenInRed @this_is_farah #wikipedia #inequality

[Wiki ♥ Scientists @wikiscientists]

@MoultonTrust Hello @MoultonTrust do you have an openly licensed portrait of Alex that you could upload to @WikiCommons for use on his Wikipedia entry? See https://t.co/XTYbDwZf0R

[Wiki ♥ Scientists @wikiscientists]

@500womensci @Wikipedia @jesswade @WikiWomenInRed @webmz_ @wikimediauk Articles wanted:

Professor Liz Bentley @drlizbentley Chief Executive at the @RMetS @cop26 #TogetherForOurPlanet

https://t.co/OKRGMs0Aga

[Wiki ♥ Scientists @wikiscientists]

Another day, another milestone.

1500 new biographies @Wikipedia!

Congrats @jesswade 🏆

https://t.co/2R04a4AEzp @WikiWomenInRed @webmz_ @500womensci @wikimediauk #phdchat

[Wiki ♥ Scientists @wikiscientists]

and thanks for making the internet a little bit less sexist 🙏

[Wiki ♥ Scientists @wikiscientists]

Please contribute to the discussion on notability at https://t.co/865HRt4KN0 @WikiWomenInRed @jesswade

[Wiki ♥ Scientists @wikiscientists]

Hey @jesswade @WikiWomenInRed I think Sophie Pender is definitely noteworthy @wikipedia
https://t.co/gHxpA6UiOF
#StateSchoolProud @the93pclub

[Wiki ♥ Scientists @wikiscientists]

@gvwilson @pigsonthewing Thanks Greg, using your mugshot in some teaching material https://t.co/LPsOCdTbwB #cdyf

[Wiki ♥ Scientists @wikiscientists]

Hello Greg @gvwilson, do you have a better portrait picture you could upload to @WikiCommons for use in @wikipedia?
https://t.co/XTYbDwZf0R

[Wiki ♥ Scientists @wikiscientists]

@CoolSWEng @CACMmag @ycombinator Γεια σας Diomidis, do you have a better portrait picture you could upload to @WikiCommons to improve your biography https://t.co/vKi2QkXTPG? see https://t.co/XTYbDwZf0R

[Wiki ♥ Scientists @wikiscientists]

18.9% is progress 💪

[Annie Reynolds @annreynolds988]

Slowly, but surely the stats are improving, with increased representation of women's bios on #Wikipedia