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Comment on [Open] Science Sunday – 19-5-13 by kubke

kubke — Sun, 19 May 2013 00:16:57 +0000

Thanks Mark. I am optimistic – i find it quite useful to see outcomes out of the conversation – still a long way to go, especially in New Zealand. But at least we are slowly being able to provide good examples of recognition of open research that cannot be easily ignored. We already struggle with our geographical isolation – but NZ risks building an ideological isolation too. Whether we like it or not, science is a global business – so NZ (individuals, funders, etc) will have to consider how to engage in this conversation or watch the train slowly disappear and become out of reach.

Comment on [Open] Science Sunday – 19-5-13 by Mark McGuire

Mark McGuire — Sat, 18 May 2013 22:32:13 +0000

This is a helpful and optimistic post, Kubke. Your review of recent reports, announcements and events provides ample evidence that open scholarship is gaining attention and traction as more people recognise the benefits to the academic community as well as to the individual scholar and society as a whole.

Comment on That pesky BRAIN by kubke

kubke — Sat, 18 May 2013 05:54:55 +0000

Indeed – When I talk about them I always like to talk about the wikipedia page that describes a human interface developed in the late 1970′s that reads: “Initially, the implant allowed Jerry to see shades of grey in a limited field of vision at a low frame-rate. This also required him to be hooked up to a mainframe computer.” I remember what those mainframes looked like! A lot of kudos go to the geeks that made miniaturisation of electronics and computer power what it is today! I would definitely not have imagined that in 1978 (which is by the way about the time when I first touched a desktop keyboard!)

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_machine_interface#Human_BCI_research)

Comment on That pesky BRAIN by Mark McGuire

Mark McGuire — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:21:33 +0000

Thanks for a concise and readable overview and useful links, Kubke. I had no idea that work on brain machine interfaces and brain to brain interfaces was progressing so quickly. The “Brain Activity Map” project is exciting. As you say, we may well have a chance to witness the development and application of technologies that we never thought we would see in our lifetime.

Comment on PeerJ pulls off a hat trick by kubke

kubke — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 02:28:34 +0000

No, I dont actually – would be interested in looking into it.

Comment on PeerJ pulls off a hat trick by Don Robertson

Don Robertson — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 04:25:12 +0000

Hi – just wondering if you have experience with the Public Knowledge Project’s Open Journal System, and how it compares to the Peerj system.

You seem to like using tags such as Open Access and Open Research, so I am guessing you’ll like the ideas behind the Public Knowledge Project .. but a few years ago the interface was not the best.

Comment on Open Research coming to a neighbourhood near you by kubke

kubke — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:13:15 +0000

Comment on Open Research coming to a neighbourhood near you by PamC (@Pamannz)

PamC (@Pamannz) — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 22:54:27 +0000

So your title was a blatant lie!

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Sun, 20 Jan 2013 02:54:46 +0000

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PeerJ pulls off a hat trick « Building Blogs of Science — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 09:22:00 +0000

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