Commons
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On Biotechnology Without Borders
March 03, 2011
Biologists have become engineers of the living world. By making their bioengineered solutions to global problems openly available, we can transform the developing world.
biotechnology, commons, development, engineering, global reset, information
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On Science Publishing
January 28, 2011
The scientific paper has long been the unit of scientific knowledge. Now, with print media lapsing into obsolescence, the internet is poised to transform science publishing and science itself.
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The Web is Not a Gadget
January 05, 2011
The Web hasn’t been designed to do anything. And so it doesn’t do anything, much less anything smart, creative, or suggesting awareness.
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On a Global Foresight Commons
November 23, 2010
Secrets have long been the governing paradigm in national security and government intelligence. But the scientific challenges we face today demand a new ethic of openness.
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Exactly, Ed Yong
March 24, 2010
Ed Yong’s blog Not Exactly Rocket Science took home three Research Blogging Awards, including the coveted Research Blog of the Year. Dave Munger talks with him.
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The Matthew Effect
February 09, 2010
When it comes to scientific publishing and fame, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. How can we break this feedback loop?
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Garrett Lisi’s Exceptional Approach to Everything
November 17, 2008
How a physicist published and vetted his revolutionary work signals the potential future of an open, transparent peer review process.
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Ideas
I Tried Almost Everything Else
John Rinn, snowboarder, skateboarder, and “genomic origamist,” on why we should dumpster-dive in our genomes and the inspiration of a middle-distance runner.
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Ideas
Going, Going, Gone
The second most common element in the universe is increasingly rare on Earth—except, for now, in America.
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Ideas
Earth-like Planets Aren’t Rare
Renowned planetary scientist James Kasting on the odds of finding another Earth-like planet and the power of science fiction.
