In terms of describing the odd mix of the present, Peter Chambers offers the formulation of ‘3SD’ - Surreal, Stubborn, Stupid + Dangerous, Destructive, Dumb. There is something quite remarkable how we seem to be threatened on the one side by incredibly stupid behaviours and decisions, and on the other side, the risk of all-powerful and all-knowing AI to rule them all.
At the end of last year, we were excited to announce our renewed commitment to community and the launch of three cross-functional programs to guide and accelerate our work.
Mentoring is at the heart of what makes rOpenSci a community.Our members mentoring each other at different moments:when someone new joins and needs help navigating the community;when a member steps into a new role, like a reviewer for our software peer review,or project, like become the maintainer of a package, and could use some guidance;during everyday interactions, where people share tips and advise with each other;when someone shares an idea
Überblick Die Landesinitiative Hessische Forschungsdateninfrastrukturen (HeFDI) stellt ihre gemeinsam erarbeiteten „Kurationsempfehlungen für HeFDI-Repositorien” allen Interessierten zur Information und Nachnutzung zur Verfügung. Darin erläutern die Autorinnen und Autoren, welche Prüfschritte sie bei neu eingereichten Datensätzen für sinnvoll halten und wie die Kuration konkret durchgeführt wird.
The InvenioRDM project partners met in Hamburg two weeks ago, and we discussed a wide range of topics over five days. InvenioRDM is the open source repository platform that also powers the Rogue Scholar science blog archive, and one priority for me is to keep the repository platform's maintenance simple while adding the features I need.
La extranjerización durante la revolución rioplatense (1810-1820) por Marcela Viviana Tejerina Hacia fines del siglo pasado, el filósofo Jacques Derrida reflexionaba sobre la propuesta de su colega, Emmanuel Lévinas, en torno del pensamiento del otro . Observaba que, ya por esos tiempos, la palabra otro ; tanto, así, como las frases respeto del otro , apertura al otro , entre tantas, empezaban
Is generative AI making students more wise and productive or is it encouraging lazy learners to cut too many corners? Join us on Monday 7th July at 2pm BST (UTC+1) to discuss a recently published review paper investigating the effect of ChatGPT on students’ learning by Jin Wang and Wenxiang Fan at Hangzhou Normal University in China [1]. From the abstract: The authors of the paper have been invited to join us to give a lightning talk summary.
During the Hannover Messe 2025, we presented the BUA Mobile Lab, and both the Open.Make and the LAUDS Factories projects. We got the chance to talk with experienced experts from industry including engineers, managers, consultants and business leaders about hardware development practices.
Mit einem rechtskräftigen Entscheid im März 2025 schafft die die Rekurskommission der Zürcher Hochschulen nun nach vier Jahren Klarheit, wie das Öffentlichkeitsprinzip bei der föderalen Zusammenarbeit anzuwenden ist.
After three exciting years, scidecode as a formal company will be discontinued. What began as a label for my freelance work in science consulting in 2012 turned into a collaborative GbR (civil-law partnership) in 2022 with Laura Rothfritz and Pablo de Castro. Our mission was to provide independent, collaborative consulting on open science, research information, and strategic questions around scholarly infrastructures.
Does the educational purpose of video change with AI? The purpose of video in education is undergoing a fundamental transformation in the age of artificial intelligence. This medium, long established in digital learning environments, is changing not just in how we consume it, but in its very role within the learning process. Video has always been a problem in education Video has always presented significant challenges in educational contexts.