Daily Archives: 23 October 2012

What You Don’t See at Conferences

Posted on 23 October 2012 by Athene Donald

Academics get to go to conferences in exotic places, there is no doubt about that. But that is not the same thing as getting to see the exotic places in which the conferences are held. In my experience, too often … Continue reading →

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The joys of a Wikipedia edit-a-thon

Posted on 23 October 2012 by Frank Norman

Last week the Royal Society held a Wikipedia edit-a-thon to try and help redress the gender imbalance in Wikipedia’s coverage of biographies of scientists. Twenty volunteers gathered in the library of the Royal Society for a few hours to learn … Continue reading →

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