The need for disruption in science - Envisioning the Future, CIA

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the need for disruption in science

kaitlin thaney@kaythaney ; @mozillascience

envisioning the future

doing good is part of our code

traditions last not because they are excellent, but because influential people are averse to change and because of the sheer burdens of

transition to a better state ...

“Cass Sunstein

we’re battling inertia and flawed assumptions.

we’re locked in old mechanisms.

“... up to 70% of research from academic labs cannot be reproduced, representing an enormous

waste of money and effort.”- Elizabeth Iorns, Science Exchange

traditions last not because they are excellent, but because influential people are averse to change and because of the sheer burdens of

transition to a better state ...

“Cass Sunstein

our definition of “knowledge” is evolving.

as are the containers ...

research cycleidea

experiment

lit review

materials

publish

share resultsretest

analyze

collect data

blocking pointsidea

experiment

access

attaining materials

publish

share resultsretest

analyze

collect data

(to name a few ...)

types of informationhypothesis/query

protocolsparameters

content

non-digital “stuff”

articlesproceedings

negative results

analysiscode

datasetsmodels

(added complexity)

prof activitiesmentorship

teaching activities

3 Gb/year

how much made available?

* roughly

Source: Michener, 2006 Ecoinformatics.

wasted ...$$$time

resource

our systems are hindering us.

(but there’s hope.)

existing system is imperfect

we can/need to do better.

“Altmetrics” generally refers to tracking online attention (esp. social media) data

to try and get an idea of the wider impact of scholarly research.

?

changing models of authority, community

rethink how we reward “digital research”

idea

protocolsparameters

content

non-digital “stuff”

articlesproceedings

negative results

analysiscode

datasetsmodels

prof activitiesmentorship

teaching activities

What Des-Cartes did was a good step. You have added much several ways, &

especially in taking ye colours of thin plates into philosophical consideration.

If I have seen further it is by standing on ye shoulders of Giants.

- Isaac Newton, 1676

Source: Piwowar, et al. PLOS.

core competencies of 21st century research

think before you (re)invent.design for network effects.

coordination is key.

design (/teach) for reuse of data / content / code.

learn from open source, where reproducibility is

key.

questions?

kaitlin@mozillafoundation.org@kaythaney ; @mozillascience

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