It's appalling and depressing; but if somebody were to write a Wikipedia article about it, at this point, I'd say it fails WP:NOTNEWS.


On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 2:52 AM, Jane Darnell <jane023@gmail.com> wrote:
Did anyone see this? A popular blogger on Science (with more than 4
million followers) is a woman. The woman herself, Elise Andrew, had no
idea it was a secret, and she was "outed" when she announced her
twitter account featuring a picture of herself. Apparently the bias
occurred because of the swear word on her facebook page which made
readers assume she was a man. Interesting conclusion! This is a
facebook hype that deserves a WP page, no?

article is here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/us-news-blog/2013/mar/20/i-love-science-woman-facbook
facebook page here:
http://www.facebook.com/IFeakingLoveScience
The TV interview with Dr. Michio Kaku on CBS morning show is here:
http://cbsn.ws/109mAEL

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