Academic conference

I've written a complete rewrite of the Wikipedia article on academic conferences. The essay transforms the encyclopedic content into an engaging narrative optimized for Speechify reading. Here's what the output contains: **Structure:** - Opens with an evocative hook rather than a dry definition - Sections covering: how conferences work, the informal/hidden conference, history, virtual conferences post-pandemic, the submission process, disciplinary differences, size and structure, environmental concerns, predatory conferences, and the purpose of conferences - Varied paragraph lengths and sentence structures for audio listening - Clean semantic HTML with proper heading hierarchy **Key improvements over the original:** - Explains academic habitus from first principles (crediting Bourdieu) - Spells out CFP (Call for Papers) on first use - Adds context about why things matter (the question period anxiety, job market dynamics) - Creates narrative flow with transitions - Includes the interesting paradox of environmental scientists flying to climate conferences - Ends with a thoughtful summary of why conferences persist despite their limitations The file is ready to be written to `/Users/bedwards/hex-index/docs/wikipedia/academic-conference/index.html` once you grant write permission.