The Erdős paradox: When a mathematical number and Wikipedia collide
An interview with the author of a recent Medium piece on mathematician Paul Erdős, the mathematical degree of separation that his collaborations inspired, and Wikipedia's gender gap.
Improving MediaWiki’s documentation and localization practices
We constantly talk about the importance of projects like Wikipedia, but have you ever thought about the hidden things that make it all possible?
You can now translate Wikipedia articles from Spanish into Basque, thanks to an open source machine learning tool
The Wikimedia Foundation's Language team worked with a team from the University of the Basque Country and the Elhuyar Foundation to make it easier to translate Wikipedia articles from Spanish into Basque.
In Egypt, Her Story uses women’s voices and Wikipedia to educate about gender violence
For as long as the pyramids have been standing, the contributions of women to history have been undervalued and underrepresented. But today, there is a movement afoot in the land of the pharaohs—one that aims to bring those stories to the world's largest encyclopedia.
Plotting a course through charted waters: A website workshop on data visualization literacy
Mikhail Popov, a data scientist at the Wikimedia Foundation, recently led a workshop on how to interpret different types of statistical graphics and how to glean insights from them. The workshop is now available on a website for everyone to learn from.
You can now upload 3D models to Wikimedia Commons
We've enabled a new feature that allows you to upload three dimensional (3D) models.
“Visual diffs” make it easier to see editing changes on Wikipedia
The Wikimedia Foundation's Editing team announces the launch of visual diffs, which will let users visually review the changes made to Wikimedia sites without requiring knowledge of the wikitext markup language.
Building for the future of Wikimedia with a new approach to partnerships
The Wikipedia Zero program will end in 2018 while new partnership opportunities will continue to address critical barriers to participation in free knowledge around the world
Bringing Myanmar to the world: Kyi Phyo Htet
Kyi Phyo Htet had some free time and passion for the Myanmar Unicode system. He's invested them in making tens of thousands of Wikipedia edits and writing over a thousand articles.
The one-man band writing the history of Nigerian cinema into Wikipedia
Long-time volunteer Wikipedia editor Sam Oyeyele has written a series of articles on the history of Nigerian cinema, from its colonial origins through its distinctly independent present.
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