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Researchers identify ‘dancer’ as a new curiosity style in Wikipedia browsing

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Researchers identify ‘dancer’ as a new curiosity style in Wikipedia browsing

Shown here: A hyperlink network from English Wikipedia, with only 0.1% of articles (nodes) and their connections (edges) visualized. Seven different reader journeys through this network are highlighted in various colors. The network is organized by topic and displayed using a layout that groups related articles together. Credit: Dale Zhou At one point or another, … Read more

Studying Wikipedia browsing habits to learn how people learn

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Studying Wikipedia browsing habits to learn how people learn

At one point or another, you may have gone online looking for a specific bit of information and found yourself “going down the Wiki rabbit hole” as you discover wholly new, ever-more fascinating related topics — some trivial, some relevant — and you may have gone so far down the hole it’s difficult to piece … Read more