For the last 2 years I have been incredibly fortunate to attend and participate in what I think is the best conference ever, namely Science Online. Antony Williams introduced me to this conference and we had a great time discussing ideas each year I attended. The format and topics of discussion were excellent and they …
Category Archive: Science online
May
13
Rare diseases make it into Chemical and Engineering News – chemists can help !
I want to take some time to highlight a terrific 4 part article “Orphans find a home” that came out today in Chemical and Engineering News by Lisa Jarvis which I think absolutely captures what I have been seeing the last few years through my interactions with several rare and ultra rare disease groups – or fighter …
Feb
12
A new start- one conference at a time
Once you meet someone at a conference (or perhaps under other circumstances too) the experience can potentially change what you do. Yes I actually wrote that, from personal experience. What I had not expected was that this can happen over and over again. Is it because I am particularly receptive or malleable? I do not think …
Feb
02
Science Online day 2 Hip Hop and day 3 Health apps
“New York, New York, Big city of dreams, everything in New York ain’t always what it seems” – Melle Mel ..circa 1980’s rewind…that should be “Raleigh. Raleigh, Big city of science, Everthing at scio13, aint always what it seems” Who needs to go to the big Apple or some other metropolis for a …
Jan
31
Science Online 2013 – day 1 – keeps surprising me
What a day..I should say that a terrific storm last night contributed substantially to the exhaustion I am feeling as I write this so I will keep it short and expand more fully in future blogs. But I have to get my thoughts down as I filter my experiences through what I heard and said …
Jan
29
Preparing for Leading scientists towards openness
Since Antony Williams has introduced us as moderating a session at Science Online 2013 here are some more thoughts to get ideas going and some insight. Some slides to get you thinking and stoke discussion are here . Firstly why are we doing this? Last year there was some great discussion on open notebook science …
Jan
14
Getting ready for Science Online 2013 – why this year will be different for me.
2012 was a true turning point in many ways. One was that I was very fortunate to attend and participate in Science Online 2012. I wrote about it during and after. The meeting was inspirational because of the topics, the format being highly participatory, the people being very friendly and diverse range of interests. I came …
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