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Going down a Wikipedia rabbit hole? Science says you're one of these three types

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Summary
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87% Informative

Wikipedia is one of the world's most popular websites, with more users than Amazon , Netflix , TikTok or ChatGPT.

A new study examines data about Wikipedia readers' activities.

It looks at the different "architectural styles of curiosity" people embody when they navigate.

Busybodys, hunters and dancers were identified by their forward leaps between disparate topics.

Study suggests ways Wikipedia (and sites like it) could better support curiosity-driven exploration.

Understanding technologies that shape our access to information is more important than ever.

Studying Wikipedia readers reveals a rich picture of people's freely expressed, diverse online curiosities.

It shows an alternative to technologies built on narrower assumptions about what people value and how we learn.

VR Score

88

Informative language

88

Neutral language

49

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

62

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

long-living

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