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4 TED Talks that make the case for open science in health care

4 TED Talks that make the case for open science in health care

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Sometimes it seems as if the Internet has created a bold new era of openness. But if there is one place where openness appears to be lagging, it would be scientific research. The scientific community is full of intricate (and often little-known) systems that regulate and control it, sometimes to great purpose, but sometimes to its […]

The difficulties in opening science: Q&A with Michael Nielsen

The difficulties in opening science: Q&A with Michael Nielsen

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In a timely and incisive talk at TEDxWaterloo, Michael Nielsen made the case for open science — the idea that research data and results should be freely available to the public, and that scientists should collaborate more freely with each other and with the public. Since the talk, his book, Reinventing Discovery, has been released, […]