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| − | Some are advocating that science communication move on-line - see: [http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=science-2-point-0-great-new-tool-or-great-risk - Is Open Access Science the Future?] by M. Mitchell Waldrop in ''Scientific American''. In that concept results would be available in a form where a community of insiders would be able to contribute criticisim / corrections / additions. | + | Some are advocating that science communication move on-line - see: [http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=science-2-point-0-great-new-tool-or-great-risk - Is Open Access Science the Future?] by M. Mitchell Waldrop in ''Scientific American''. In that concept, scientific results would be available in a form where a community of insiders would be able to contribute criticisim / corrections / additions. |
A commentor on that article said "Blogs and wikis are the digital equivalents of hallway conversations at a conference or a lab meeting, but you are a long way from replacing journals. You don't get points for making a statement in science unless you can prove that statement." | A commentor on that article said "Blogs and wikis are the digital equivalents of hallway conversations at a conference or a lab meeting, but you are a long way from replacing journals. You don't get points for making a statement in science unless you can prove that statement." | ||
Latest revision as of 15:55, 14 July 2010
About Archaeopedia
What is the role of a Wiki in science?
Some are advocating that science communication move on-line - see: - Is Open Access Science the Future? by M. Mitchell Waldrop in Scientific American. In that concept, scientific results would be available in a form where a community of insiders would be able to contribute criticisim / corrections / additions.
A commentor on that article said "Blogs and wikis are the digital equivalents of hallway conversations at a conference or a lab meeting, but you are a long way from replacing journals. You don't get points for making a statement in science unless you can prove that statement."
We do aim to be more than a hallway conversation. But what in particular - some direction or just where contributors take it?
Any comments?
