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Study reveals three ways to disappear down a Wikipedia rabbit hole
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Study reveals three ways to disappear down a Wikipedia rabbit hole

Understanding how ‘hunters’ ‘dancers’ and ‘busybodies’ find information could help to improve the site and encourage better teamwork.
  1. Helena Kudiabor
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An analysis of the searching patterns of nearly half a million people browsing Wikipedia suggests that the site’s users demonstrate three unique styles of curiosity.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-03454-7

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