Why open science?

and why should you care?

Sanli Faez

UU-GSNS Introduction

Distributed under CC BY 4.0

Open Science: 5 schools

For a deeper discussion, check: https://open-science.cwts.nl/

Open Science: 5 schools

For a deeper discussion, check: https://open-science.cwts.nl/

Public: The obligation to make science accessible to the public
Democratic: Making research products available
Pragmatic: Making research more efficient
Infrastructure: Architecture matters most
Measurement: Finding alternative measurements for scientific output

How Science works?

How science really works!

The cycle of credibility

What can go wrong?

Frank Miedema, Open Science: the Very Idea, Springer 2022

facts and figures

articles published each year

(source: Rathenau 2018)

Carr 2018

O'Niel 2011

The Credibility Network

Scientists interact with a complex

knowledge development and attribution network.

Carrots: sharing as a Remedy

Show Your Work. Share Your Work. Advance Science. That’s Open Science.

Systemic view,

"recognition and rewards"

recognitionrewards.nl

Individual Skills?

Decisions, decisions

Carl Wieman, How to become a successful physicist, Physics Today 75 (9), 46–52 (2022);

https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.5082

Individual Skills?

Stay up to date in the field

by learning relevant new knowledge, ideas, and technology from literature, conferences, and colleagues.

Develop intuition and experience

to improve problem-solving.

Enhance interpersonal and teamwork skills—

for example, how to navigate collaborations...

Improve one’s efficiency

by practicing time management, including learning to complete certain common tasks efficiently and accurately.

Cultivate an attitude,

or motivation, which includes persevering in the task despite obstacles, dealing with stress, and having confidence in decisions.

How to thrive in the credibility network?

Interactions matter

as much as

the achievements

Community over Code

healthy community is a higher priority than good code

Guide for Collaboration, https://the-turing-way.netlify.app/collaboration/collaboration

Free advice

if I may!

1- learn git

- microcontributions

- transparent credits

- community building

- project management

2- choose an altruistic group

“Selfishness beats altruism within groups.

Altruistic groups beat selfish groups.”

Does Altruism Exist? Culture, Genes, and the Welfare of Others, by David Sloan Wilson, Yale UP, 2015