Pretty much everybody in government should read this fantastic New York Times article Sharing of Data Leads to Progress on Alzheimer’s. On one hand the article is a window into what has gone wrong with science – about how all to frequently a process that used to be competitive but open, and problem focused has [...]
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How Science Is Rediscovering “Open” And What It Means For Government
Articles I’m Digesting 15/12/2009
Here are some pieces I’ve been reading of late: You Can’t Handle the Truth by Mark Pothier in the Boston Globe A great piece about how the classification of drugs used by most Western countries is completely divorced from how much harm those drugs cause. This isn’t surprising, but as the evidence begins to mount [...]
Stem Cell Charter Sign & Share Rally Begins!
Why did I sign The Stem Cell Charter? Yes, I’ve been really impressed with the launch and the associated campaign. Yes, my parents are cancer researchers and I (literally) grew up in lab. Yes, the website and videos are beautifully done. Yes, the Charter is well crafted, balancing both the opportunities created, and the rigor [...]
The Day my Universe Changed
Last night I re-watched the first episode of James Burke’s 1985 history/science series, The Day the Universe Changed. If you’ve never had a had a chance to watch it, find it in your local library or watch it on Youtube (thank you Gary C for the link) you won’t regret it. James Burke is a [...]
How bad design led to a lost decade
First, I’m away on vacation (hence the scarce number of posts) and am consumed writing a few chapters for a couple of books that I’m contributing to – more on those in the near future I hope. In the interim, I became profoundly depressed this morning after reading the passage below. I’m certain that history [...]
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