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Open access overview: Focusing on open access to peer-reviewed research...
This is an introduction to open access (OA) for those who are new to the concept. It doesn't cover every nuance or answer every objection, but it should cover enough territory to prevent the...
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sprout: Reclaiming science as a creative craft
In a house not far from Davis Square in Somerville, MA, just outside of Boston, there's a garage full of equipment, a library full of books, and a group of people full of passion. They're called...
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Michelle Obama annouces new NSF undertakings to improve work-life balance and...
This afternoon, First Lady Michelle Obama spoke at a White House event about the importance of supporting and retaining women and girls in STEM careers. “If we’re going to out-innovate and out-educate...
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A scientist calls for open access to research publications
As a child I remember being fascinated by science, and developed an overwhelming urge to learn how everything worked. I loved science fiction, seeing authors explore the very edges of possible futures,...
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How open source is outliving the hype 13 years later
Open source as a buzzword has lost much of its buzz. It’s not quite as dead as "SOA," but it’s definitely been supplanted by today’s favorites: the Cloud, Mobile, and Big Data. Open source's demise as...
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Progress of science thanks to software being open source
Over the last months, I became more and more aware of the "open" movement. "Open" as in open access, open source, open data, open science.Read more...read more
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Values of science at odds with desire to turn it into a commercial product
Scientific software tools have long lived in the conflict zone between open source ideals and proprietary exploitation. The values of science (openness, transparency, and free exchange) are at odds...
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A time for action: One student's commitment to free and open access
Information is power. But like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves.—Aaron SwartzI have been a PhD student for less than two years. On the other hand, for six years, I have...
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Event report: FOSDEM introduces science-focused devroom
FOSDEM, held annually in Brussels, Belgium, is a free event for open source communities to meet, share ideas, and collaborate. It offers a mix of focused devrooms and themed main track talks, with no...
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Creative Commons license liberates knowledge of ESIP community
Erin Robinson, the Information and Virtual Community Director for the Foundation for Earth Science, the management arm of the Federation of Earth Science Information Partners (@ESIPFed), says that...
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New leaders in science are those who share
The Obama administration recently responded to a petition asking the government to "require free access over the Internet to scientific journal articles arising from taxpayer-funded research."I first...
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A neuro-hacker tells us why opening up scientific research is critical
Pete Herzog began an article he wrote for opensource.com last year about Hacker Highschool by saying:It might sound strange, but every industry and profession could benefit from an employee as...
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Do open source competitions really impact the movement?
Sunglass, a platform for collaborating on 3D projects in real time, and DIYRockets, a global space company helping humanity establish a civilazation in space by building an open space frontier, are...
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Big data in modern biology
There is now no question that genomics, the study of the genomes of organisms and a field that includes intensive efforts to determine the entire DNA sequence of organisms, has joined the big data...
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Open Chemistry project upholds mission of unorganization, The Blue Obelisk
Chemistry is not the most open field of scientific endeavor; in fact, as I began working more in the area (coming from a background in physics), I was surprised with the norms in the field. As a PhD...
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Linux Foundation and OpenBEL collaboration has potential to advance science
A new Linux Foundation Collaborative Project has the potential to advance science through the use of open source software.The Linux Foundation announced this week that it is joining forces with the...
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Open access to scientific knowledge has reached its tipping point
A recent study funded by the European Commission and undertaken by analysts at Science-Metrix, a Montreal-based company that assesses science and technology organizations, has concluded that half of...
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The Open Access Week community to hit its stride at this year's event
A celebration of the open access movement, Open Access week hosts events that are aimed at highlighting how open access has transformed the landscape of society due to increased access to scientific...
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Steering science back to its roots of reproducibility (a TEDx talk)
I gave a talk at this year's TEDx Albany event, "Saving Science - Open Up or Perish," where I talked about something that I am very passionate about. For me, TEDx was an opportunity to try out a very...
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Release early, release often in scientific research
Why don't academics discuss research before starting the work?In a recent blog post, Jack Kelly asked this simple question, and it is a striking one for those of us who are familiar with collaborating...
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