Sunday Paper CSICon 2018 Rob Palmer
Channel: Susan Gerbic
Date: 24/10/2018

Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia: Your Pathway to Skeptical Activism

Rob Palmer, Software Systems Engineer, Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia team member, Skeptical Inquirer online columnist

This presentation gives a personal perspective on working as a member of the international, multi-lingual Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia (GSoW) team, which strives to improve the science and skeptical content of the worlds’ number one information source. You will learn why GSoW is so important to the skeptical movement: because it is a highly successful form of outreach to the general public. It has reached tens of millions in just its first eight years. GSoW provides effective training and mentoring, transforming skeptics who were looking for a way to contribute to the movement into effective Wikipedia editors, and providing them with a way to make a real difference in the world.