What’s your experience with science on Wikipedia?NEWS | 27 February 2026While aware of a degree of "political" editing and the perpetual need to evaluate entries, Wikipedia entries appear to provide reasonable integrity across a broad spectrum of disciplines. Keeping in mind that these articles are not cited references, they often include links to further interrogate a subject. Further, any scholar would know that Google Scholar, Elsevier, and university links can be used for further information.
As for the drop off of usage, younger generations (Z...) tend to text for information forgoing the detailed introductions that Wikipedia offers. In other words, greater emphasis on socially popular information might be playing into the diminution.
Further, it would not be a surprise if young educators, entry level professors/teachers, pass on inherent wariness they misunderstood during their education. In particular, I find that younger professors tend to seek supportive information as they disregard contrary ideas. Covid might provide a clue for those analysts exploring this decline in use.
Thus, I would seek further information, such as age..., to correlate with the decline.
Good luck, and keep Wikipedia strong, albeit it provides entry information, it is a valuable tool for seeking a broad background before researching further. Sadly, I fear that AI will present an entirely different set of problems.Author: Meghan Bartels. Source
