Mozilla Science Lab
= =Helping researchers around the world use the open web to shape science's future.
URL = https://wiki.mozilla.org/ScienceLab
Description
The Science Lab will foster dialog between the open web community and researchers to tackle this challenge. Together they’ll share ideas, tools, and best practices for using next-generation web solutions to solve real problems in science, and explore ways to make research more agile and collaborative.
Led by Kaitlin Thaney
The project will be led by Kaitlin Thaney, a long-time open science advocate. Kaitlin helped found and manage the science program at Creative Commons, and previously worked at Digital Science, a tech company focused on research tools and incubation for science startups. She also advises policymakers on digital infrastructure, data-intensive science and education to make scientific research more collaborative, open and reproducible.
Digital literacy for scientists
Kaitlin is joined by Greg Wilson, the founder of Software Carpentry, a program that teaches basic computing skills to researchers to help them become more productive. Over the past year, Software Carpentry has run over 70 workshops for more than 2200 attendees, and is on track to double those numbers over the next 12 months. As part of the Mozilla Science Lab, Software Carpentry will explore what “digital literacy” means for scientific researchers and how these digital skills can further aid their work.
Convening a global conversation
With support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Mozilla Science Lab will start by convening a broad conversation about open web approaches and skills training, working with existing tool developers and supporting a global community of researchers.
More Information
Webcast
= Kaitlin Thaney discusses science literacy and Mozilla Science Lab
URL = Podcast interview via https://soundcloud.com/hackyourphd/hyphdus-kaitlin-thaney-mozilla-science-lab-open-web
Location
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