Interview: Wikipedia’s Gender Problem Gets a Closer Look

On 3 December 2014, I was interviewed by Stephanie Pappas, for Live Science. The article, ‘Wikipedia’s Gender Problem Gets a Closer Look,’ looks at sexism in Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation reports that only 10% of Wikipedia editors are women. Read an exercept below.

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Interview: Google Plus a Ghost Town? Not If You Look at Communities

On 18 November 2014, I was interviewed by Simon Owens, for PBS MediaShift. The article, ‘Google Plus a Ghost Town? Not If You Look at Communities,’ explores the thriving communities on Google Plus. I discussed one of the communities I co-moderate with a team of a dozen scientists with PhDs in various fields, Science on Google+.

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Interview: Don’t Worry Your Pretty Little Heads

04 November 2014, I was interviewed by Rebecca Schuman, for Slate. The article, ‘Don’t Worry Your Pretty Little Heads. A New York Times Op-ed Trolls the Academic Science Community,’ covers a recent New York Times op-ed, which argues that ‘Academic Science Isn’t Sexist.’ Below is an excerpt.

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