User:Ragesoss - Wikipedia

My name is Sage Ross. I work for the Wiki Education Foundation, asUser:Sage (Wiki Ed).This is my volunteer account.

My background is in science and the history of science, and I got about halfway through a doctoral dissertation on thehistory of molecular evolution.My areas of Wikipedia expertise are thehistory of science,20th-century American history, and science fiction literature. I'm pretty good with templates, too. I have an undergraduate degree in chemistry and research experience in biochemistry, organic chemistry and solid state physics. I'm married to a physicist-turned-physician, and we have two children (whom you can find illustrating articles, if you look hard enough).

I am also an administrator; let me know if I can be of assistance. I can often be found on libera.chat IRC asragesoss.

From June 2010 through September 2011, I was the Online Facilitator for the Wikimedia Foundation'sPublic Policy Initiative,which aimed to bring in expert contributors (such as professors and their students) and find ways for them to contribute effectively to improve weak areas of Wikipedia coverage.User:Sross (Public Policy)was my English Wikipedia work account for that project. From June 2012 through May 2014, I worked part-time for the Wikimedia Foundation, asUser:Sage Ross (WMF),on theWikipedia:Wikipedia Education Programteam.

My talk page•My blog•Commons,Wikinews,Meta,Wikisource,Wikibooks-Flickr•Quote board•History of Science Wikiproject•edit count

My Wikipedia Manifesto

Some things I've worked on in Wikipedia:
Diderot,a Pebble watchface that shows you the nearest unillustrated Wikipedia article
WikiProject History of Science- Started January 15, 2006.
Haeckel Gallery- scanned plates from Haeckel'sKunstformen der Natur(1904), completed March 25, 2006.
Portal:History of science- Promoted to featured portal status May 23, 2006.
Wikipedia assignment in HIST 236- a Wikipedia term paper assignment, Fall 2006.

Pictures I took

...of Yale
...of other places in the U.S.
...of places in Europe
...of protestersat Coast Guard Academy, 23 May 2007 (see "Protesters demonstrate at US Coast Guard Academy")
...of protestersin Washington, 15 September 2007
...of protestersat the HartfordTea Party protest,15 April 2009
...of The Decemberistsperforming, 28 April 2009
...of attendeesof a town hall meeting on health care reform in West Hartford, 2 September 2009
...of Beardsley Zooin Bridgeport, Connecticut
...of Shedd Aquariumin Chicago
...of notable people
...of bonsaiand related subjects
...of Swan Lake Nature Study Areanear Reno, Nevada
...of other plants
...of other animals
...of miscellanea

-Wikipedia Signpostarticles

"Professors criticize, praise Wikipedia in listserv discussions",July 31, 2006
"Wikipedia classroom assignments on the rise",December 18, 2006
"Students in Western Civilization course find editing Wikipedia frustrating, rewarding",April 30, 2007
"Report on Citizendium",July 30, 2007
"WikiScanner tool creates 'minor public relations disasters' for scores of organizations",August 20, 2007
"Vatican claims out-of-context Wikipedia quote was used to attack Pope"(withDavid Wilson), February 11, 2008
"Wikimedia Board to expand, restructure,May 2, 2008
"Explicit sexual content draws fire",May 12, 2008
"Update on Citizendium",May 14, 2008
"Pro-Israeli group's lobbying gets press, arbitration case",May 19, 2008
"Statistical model identifies potential RfA candidates",June 30, 2008
"Defamation case against Wikimedia dismissed"(withRal315), July 7, 2008
"Study: Wikipedia's growth may indicate unlimited potential",August 11, 2008
"Wikipedia in the news",August 25, 2008
"Editing frequency statistics show decline in participation",January 3, 2009
"Wikipedia drug coverage compared to Medscape, found wanting",January 3, 2009
"Large portion of articles are orphans",January 31, 2009
"Philosophers analyze Wikipedia as a knowledge source",February 23, 2009
"Wikipedia's coverage and conflicts quantified",April 20, 2009
"Review ofThe Wikipedia Revolution",April 20, 2009
"Review ofLazy Virtues: Teaching Writing in the Age of Wikipedia",April 27, 2009
"Review ofCyberchiefs: Autonomy and Authority in Online Tribes",June 15, 2009
"Review ofThe World and Wikipedia",May 3, 2010
"Making money with free photos",May 31, 2010

*List excludes regular features like "In the news" and "News and notes" while I served asSignposteditor-in-chief from January 2009 through May 2010.

- Featured Articles and Good Articles

I wrote most of:

Johannes Kepler- Promoted to featured article status March 20, 2007
History of biology- Promoted to featured article status April 28, 2007
Rachel Carson- Promoted to featured article status September 30, 2007
Goshin- Promoted to good article status March 28, 2008
History of aspirin- Promoted to good article status April 9, 2008
Barack Obama "Hope" poster- Promoted to good article status February 22, 2009
Avery-MacLeod-McCarty experiment- Promoted to good article status February 26, 2009

I contributed at least a bit of content to:

-Did you know...

...that according to the controversialHockney-Falco thesis,the rise ofrealisminRenaissanceart, such asJan Van Eyck'sArnolfini Portrait,was largely due to the use ofcurved mirrorsand otheropticalaids?
...that thephage groupwas an informal network of biologists centered aroundMax Delbrückthat contributed heavily to theorigins of molecular biology?
...that thenearly neutral theory of molecular evolutionexplains why the rates ofmolecular clocksare generally independent ofpopulation size?
...that American evolutionary biologistJack Lester Kingco-authored a provocative 1969 paper, "Non-Darwinian Evolution", on theneutral theory of molecular evolution?
...that nutritionist-turned-molecular biologistThomas H. Jukeswas one of the few scientists ever to have a regular column in the journalNature?
...that biologistsEmile ZuckerkandlandLinus Paulingwould intentionally avoidpeer reviewwhen publishing their most provocative works onmolecular evolution?
...thatLinus PaulingandEmile Zuckerkandlproposed using protein sequences to estimate the time sincegenetic divergence,early in thehistory of molecular evolutionresearch?
...that humans have lived nearNevada'sSwan Lake Nature Study Areasince 400 AD?
...thatJohn Y. Naka'sbonsaimasterpieceGoshin(pictured)consists of eleven trees representing Naka's eleven grandchildren?
...thatmolecular evolutionistMorris Goodmanusedprotein sequencedata to reconstruct the evolutionary history ofhemoglobinand called this the first "hard evidence ofDarwinianevolution "?
...that according to the2R hypothesis,thegenomesof modernvertebratesare the result of two rounds ofgenome duplicationhundreds of millions of years ago?
...that theJournal of Molecular Evolution,founded in 1971, was the firstscientific journaldedicated to thisfield?
...that in order to fight in theSpanish Civil War,American biologistClement Markertstowed away aboard a freighter?
...thatRachel Carsonwas so disappointed in theOscar-winningfilm adaptation of her 1951 bestsellerThe Sea Around Usthat she never again sold film rights to her work?
...that EnglishbiochemistErnest Baldwin(1909 – 1969) was a pioneer in the field ofcomparative biochemistry?
...thatscience historianshave done so much work related toCharles Darwinthat this area of research is often called theDarwin Industry?
...that Canadian biochemistArchibald Macallumused measurements of ionic concentrations inblood serato argue for the ancient marine origin of allvertebrates?
...that theGreat Phenol Plotof 1915 was to divertphenolfrom U.S.explosivesproduction to prop up GermanBayer'saspirinbusiness?
...that thehistory of aspirinhas been marked by fierce competition, patent and trademark battles, and even an international conspiracy known as theGreat Phenol Plot?
...thatanthropologistJohn Buettner-Januschsent a batch of poisoned candy to JudgeCharles L. Brieant Jr.after he was convicted of running anillegal druglab?
...thatRichard Lenski'slong-term evolution experiment withE. colihas been trackinggenetic changesinbacteriafor over 20 years?
...that theorigins of chromatographycan be traced to the work ofRussianbotanistMikhail Tsvet(pictured),but his work saw little use until the 1930s?
... thatbiochemistHarvey Itano,who worked withLinus Paulingto determine the molecular basis ofsickle cell disease,was the firstJapanese Americanadmitted to theNational Academy of Sciences?
... thatbiochemistRollin Hotchkiss,a pioneer inbacterial transformationandmolecular genetics,helped to popularize the term "genetic engineering"?
... that the 1944Avery-MacLeod-McCarty experiment,later celebrated for showing thatDNAis thegenetic material,challenged the prevailing wisdom that genes were made ofprotein?
... that theBarack Obama "HOPE" posterdesigned by artistShepard Faireywas based on a photograph from beforeObamaofficially launchedhis presidential campaign?
... that theone gene-one enzyme hypothesisis often considered the first significant result in what came to be calledmolecular biology?
... that during theDarwin Centennial Celebrationof 1959,religious humanist Julian Huxleydelivered a controversial "secular sermon" arguing that traditional religion was no longer needed?
... that the numerousphotographs of Charles Darwin—at least 53(example pictured)—may have helped secure the singular connection between Darwin and the theory of evolution in popular thought?
... that in his 1970 bookVitamin C and the Common Cold,Linus Paulingexplainsprimates' inability to synthesizevitamin Cas a result ofevolution?
... that the idea thatmolecular evolutionis dominated bygenetic driftoriginally took its name from the 1969 paper "Non-Darwinian Evolution"?
... that theT4rIIexperimental systemenabledbiologist Seymour Benzerto map agenedown to the level of one or twobase pairsbefore the invention ofDNA sequencing?
... that the concept of "molecular disease" from the 1949 paper "Sickle Cell Anemia, a Molecular Disease"became the basis forLinus Pauling's later views onmolecular evolutionandeugenics?
... that the sculptureNature Unveiling Herself Before Science(pictured)depicts what historians have described as "the modern fantasy of (female) nature willingly revealing herself to the (male) scientist"?
... that the historical novelNight Thoughts of a Classical Physicist,about the rise ofmodern physics,inspired a lecture bySteven Weinbergcalled "Night Thoughts of a Quantum Physicist"?(withUser:Sadads)
... that scholars estimate that it takes two or threegenerationsfor atraditionto emerge?(withUser:Piotrusand others)
... that sociologist Ben Aggers has described the trend ofselfiesas "the male gaze gone viral"?
... that biochemistSofia Simmonds,despite her scientific accomplishments, was not promoted tofull professoratYaleuntil nearly 30 years after she started there?