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How Wikipedia contributes to free knowledge

How does Wikipedia contribute to free knowledge? On January 15, 2016 Wikipedia turns 15 years old! Old (or maybe young?) enough to become the largest collection of free and collaborative knowledge in human history! Learn how YOU can contribute to the movement and become a part of the amazing communi

Giraffe species and distribution

In the 18th century, giraffes were widespread in sub-Saharan Africa. In the meantime, their habitat has shrunk considerably. Until 2016, only one species with nine subspecies was known. DNA tests, however, prove that there are four different species. Author: ZDF/Terra X/R.Marel/C.Gerisch/SpiegelTV/

Socrates on knowledge and ignorance

"I know that I know nothing." This sentence by Socrates is at the center of a trial that ends with his death sentence. Socrates strove for wisdom and promoted independent thinking in dialogue with others. Author: 3sat/nano/scobel/Wolfgang Danner/Claus Ast Translation and dubbing: alugha Click her

How to Donate Data to Wikidata

This video briefly explains how data donations to Wikidata, a multilingual free knowledge base, work. Authors: Elisabeth Mandl, Jens Ohlig, Ilya Kompasov and Theresa Sieder for Wikimedia Deutschland. This video was produced in cooperation with Wikimedia Germany and Wikidata. Sources: https://www.

Join the simpleshow foundation volunteer program!

simpleshow foundation and the United Nations System Staff College join forces to raise awareness for the agenda of sustainable development. Each of the 17 global goals will be comprehensively explained in the form of simple and entertaining explainer videos. We want you to donate your explainer vide

How do people work on Wikipedia?

What do you get out of working for Wikipedia? What’s the community like? Learn more about Wikipedia events, talk pages, user interactions and how to make Wikipedia better by contributing your knowledge. This video was produced in cooperation with Wikimedia Germany. Authors: Elisabeth Mandl Denis