Friday, June 19, 2026

Retracted and outdated sources from a Wikimedia perspective

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A recent article related to the quality of Wikipedia references indicates that when a paper is retracted, the median time for a correction...
Thursday, June 18, 2026

Ziyad Al-Aly, clinical epidemiologist from a Wikimedia perspective

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  Ars Technica featured an article " Heart protection from COVID shots remains amid updates, study finds ".  The article refers t...
Friday, June 12, 2026

About screw worms and the plague, with a Wikimedia angle

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Screw worms and the plague are indigenous to the USA. When left untreated they are deadly. They appear regularly as key in the Youtubes the ...
Friday, June 05, 2026

Watching informative Youtubes with a Wikimedia twist

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When I go to work, I typically listen to youtubes like this one  on the train. The narrative is typically much better than the visuals; not ...
Sunday, April 19, 2026

What is the utility of Wikimedia projects as seen by its editors

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I participated in a survey for Wikimedia contributors. The survey was first and foremost about traditional Wikipedia and honestly, there is ...
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Sunday, April 12, 2026

MSF, drones, a hospital and what is not in the news - also NOMA

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You may know MSF as Doctors without borders . They are not beholden to the whims of politicians. They provide emergency medical care in too...
Sunday, April 05, 2026

Stamps, a Dutch charity and some science

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The Dutch charity " Stichting Koninklijke Kinderpostzegels Nederland "  is best known for the annual sale of " kinderpostzege...