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Lay Scientific Expertise in Wikipedia Eduard Aibar Open Science & Innovation Research Group Internet Interdisciplinary Institute Universitat Oberta de Catalunya Experts, expertise and scientific authority: historical and sociological approaches Centre d’Història de la Ciència (CEHIC), UAB Bellaterra, April 30, 2015.

Research aim: Exploring the interactions between Peer production and Science Peer production = mass online commons-based peer production – Free software: Linux, GNU, Apache, Sendmail, Firefox, … – Wikipedia, Slashdot, OpenStreetMap,… Some trends in present science: open science / open research / citizen science / open-source technology Against neoliberal trends: commoditisation of scientific knowledge, emphasis on competition,... Increasing distance between citizens and science / pleas for more participation in S&T issues

Why Wikipedia? 6th most visited website The only one in the first 74 that is not private property It’s literally a commons (everything on a CC license) English version: 4M articles (Spanish 1.15M and Catalan 450k) There are more than 250 language versions 22M of registered users – 300k making more than 10 edits/month

(1) what scientists do and think about Wikipedia (2) what Wikipedia does to science Project 1: Perception and practices of academic faculty [online survey with 50 questions to all faculty members of two Spanish universities (913 valid responses) and 12 interviews] Most faculty members are regular users (both for personal and professional matters: 60%) though few of them edit (5.5%). Quality is mostly positively considered (updated, reliable) Private use though public silence: Wikipedia as academic porn Most think the use of Wikipedia is not well considered by colleagues; they think colleagues don’t use it much Colleagues as strong role models: even quality perception depends heavily on peers Different cultures within academia/science: disciplines matter!

(2) What Wikipedia does to science Analysis of the science & technology contents of Wikipedia Between 10% and 15 % of the 1.15 million articles of the Spanish version are about Science & Technology Recent studies show that Internet surpasses TV and other media as main source of scientific information – Spain: 21.7% say they use Wikipedia as their main source Wikipedia as the most important channel for the public communication of science About 20 pages long Lots of figures and formulae High quality More than 300 refs. More than 1,400 authors!!!

Research question: Is the non-expert character of editors shaping the way S&T issues are depicted at Wikipedia? Selecting the corpus of S&T articles: UNESCO 6-digit + algorithm for internal links 340 clusters = 60,108 articles (5%) Sub-questions: Are Wikipedia articles more sensible to social issues? Do they reflect standard scientific consensus or give some room to minority positions in science? Are the more controversial issues in Wikipedia (in science and technology) also those more controversial in society at large? Are controversies between editors in Wikipedia similar to scientific controversies? How is the expert/lay divide managed in Wikipedia?

Most controversial articles on S&T 1.Efecto_invernadero 2.Sigmund_Freud 3.Tecnología 4.Capitalismo 5.Primera_Guerra_Mundial 6.Célula 7.Ciencia 8.Psicología 9.Internet 10.Albert_Einstein 11.Evolución_humana 12.Homo_sapiens 13.Tierra 14.Método_científico 15.Agua 16.Esquizofrenia 17.Sensibilidad_química_múltiple 18.Cambio_climático 19.Teoría_del_Big_Bang 20.Alimento_orgánico

Some preliminary conclusions Standard /mainstream scientific consensus is usually reflected Too strong commitment for not letting “pseudo-science” inside Lots of boundary work and even some scientism – very rationalist view of science – Lay Wikipedia editors seem more Catholic than the Pope Credit and reputation in Wikipedia are internally built (external credentials don’t matter) – Large debate inside the community – Similar to other peer production initiatives like free software The burden of truth is translated into reliability of sources Trust in people is translated into trust in procedures – Lots of norms and policies in Wikipedia: 1,200 docs; 150,000 words; 50 basic norms. Example: “If a rule prevents you from improving or maintaining Wikipedia, ignore it.” – Expertise on procedures can be crucial = bureaucrats!!!