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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
Source: Wolkovich et al. GCB 2012.
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
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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.
