Science 2.0

Robert D. Cormia

Foothill College

Science 2.0 Meme Map

Citizen Science Defined

• "Citizen science describes projects or an ongoing program of scientific work in which individual volunteers or networks of volunteers, many with no formal scientific training, perform or manage research-related tasks such as observation, measurement or computation" [Wikipedia]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_science

Drivers of Science 2.0

• Wikinomics principles– Openness, sharing,

peering, acting globally

• Public scientific data

• Free analytical tools

• Surplus cognitive cycles

• Communities of practice

WikinomicsIn the last few years, traditional collaboration—in a meeting room, a conference call, even a convention center—has been superseded by collaborations on an astronomical scale.Today, encyclopedias, jetliners, operating systems, mutual funds, and many other items are being created by teams numbering in the thousands or even millions. While some leaders fear the heaving growth of these massive online communities, Wikinomics proves this fear is folly. Smart firms can harness collective capability and genius to spur innovation, growth, and success.

Web 2.0 Technology

• Wikis - collaborative writing• Blogs - individual publishing• Tagging - community interpretation • YouTube - demonstrations• Electronic notebooks - shared learning

The ReadWriteWeb – people interacting with data interacting with people and communities

Science 2.0

HHMI – Science 2.0

http://www.hhmi.org/bulletin/nov2008/features/revolution.html

Open Data

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_data

Open Tools and Data

• Gov’t funded research• Sensor networks• NCBI / genomics• Gapminder• Data visualization tools

and portals

Data Driven Science

• The scientific method was traditionally driven by hypothesis. First scientists predict a good response, then collect experimental data to finally test the data against its predictions. However, in the new data-driven approach researchers start with collecting data and afterwards analyze data. This approach becomes feasible when experiments produce enormous amounts of data, and enough data to test hypotheses more than any scientist could ever think of.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_2.0

Gapminder.org

IBM Many Eyes

Open Journals

• Publish early findings

• Free public access

• Download real data

• PLoS, PLoS ONE

• Open Access Biological Science Journals

PLoS one

Access for All

• Citizen scientists

• Access to data

• Access to tools

• Access to literature

• Access to people

http://www.science20.com/

Remote Access

• Students can ‘drive’ an AFM or SEM remotely over the Internet, examine samples, download images, and interact with scientists (Skype)

• A ‘no cost’ solution to gaming access to very expensive equipment.

Communities of Interest

• 23 and Me

• DIY genomics

• CureTogether

• Audubon

• Research gate

23andMe

DIY Genomics

CureTogether

ResearchGate

ResearchGate

Citizen Scientists

Citizen Science Projects

Zooniverse

Sci-Mate

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sci-Mate

JoVE -Journal of Visualized Experiments

Material Transfer Environment

What is a Scientific Material Transfer Environment? The Sci-MaTE is an online marketplace where academic scientists can promote AND control the distribution of any item of interest to other researchers, developers and Industry. There are a lot of "Items" developed in research that have value to other researchers or even commercially. 

http://www.sci-mate.org/wiki/index.php/Item_Exchange

OpenWetWare.org

Open Innovation

InnoCentive

The Polymath Blog

http://polymathprojects.org/

The Long Tail Principle

There is probably someone in the general population who can help you solve a problem

Long Tail Data

One Billion Minds

Where Will You Play?

• A reader of open journals?

• Amateur scientist / open data?

• Citizen scientist / community of practice?

• Problem poser looking for a solution?

• Solutions provider to a posted problem?

We live in really amazing times. There are opportunities to participate in science, scientific communities, and provide value to focused disciplines. We can do science together!

References / Websites

• Wikinomics• Scientific American• IBM Many Eyes• Science 2.0 Blog• Gapminder• 23andMe• DIY Genomics• CureTogether• Research Gate

• OpenWetWare• JoVE• Sci-Mate• PolyMath Blog• Zooniverse• Innocentive• The Long Tail• One Billion Minds• Wikipedia Sci. 2.0