A friend sent me this video below recently, about an event called Nyepi, and it immediately resonated with me. With most of the world in ‘self-isolation’ mode, what better opportunity to we have as a global society to reflect? Nyepi is a Balinese holiday, a very special day of the Balinese calendar. It is a […]
Source: Tennant, J. P., Illingworth, S., Stewart, I., and von Elverfeldt, K.: Editorial: Geoscience in a time of pandemics, Geosci. Commun., 3, 71–72, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-3-71-2020, 2020. We, the executive editors at Geoscience Communication, sincerely hope that this message finds you and your loved ones in good health. We are in the midst of a global-health crisis, […]
To start off the week, I am delighted to share three new articles/preprints/perspectives about reforming various elements of scholarly communication/publishing/open science. Enjoy, and any feedback very much welcomed! A value proposition for Open Science Open Science has become commonly understood in terms of its practices. Open Access, Open Data, and Open Source software are all […]
I have never been in Open Science for the money. I was also never trained in marketing, which is why I have now made my latest book, The [R]evolution of Open Science, available online for free. In epub and pdf formats, as well as on Amazon still for less than $3 if you want a […]
Finally, a project that has been in the works for around 2 years is now online! What started just from a simple idea exploded into this project, and I am grateful to have worked with some beautiful minds on crafting this together. Here it is, “A tale of two ‘opens’: intersections between Free and Open […]
Codes of conduct seem to becoming increasingly popular in academic communities. I believe that a “code of conduct” is something each of us lives by every day, based on how we were raised, our experiences in life, and the morals and values that those things impart upon us. A bit of background about me (skip […]
I have always said that when life throws challenges at you, it is always for a reason. Sometimes those reasons are difficult to see, or do not emerge immediately, but I guarantee you they are there. When you want to look for them and know how to, at least. And usually, as a good rule […]
I’ve written a lot recently about the events around the OpenCon statement, including about the ensuing ‘mobbing’. In this post, I want to describe my experiences surrounding OpenCon in 2016 that led to that statement. But first, why am I writing this story? The problem I am facing at the moment is that my private […]
Source: What I talk about when I talk about Open Science The three tips I like to share at this stage with the audience are: Embrace incrementalism: change can happen by degrees and every little step counts Focus on good science practices, not on social identity You are not alone: reach out to the community! […]
Source: Justice oriented science, open science, and replicable science are overlapping, but they are not the same – RMW’s blogg Let’s face it: we are two different movements for openness/replicability It is time to accept that we already are two separate movements: open/replicable scientists who want to include identity politics and social justice in the […]