Sometimes a fresh pair of eyes on a problem can give us an important new perspective on it, but it is not often that scientists veer out of their very specialised fields to see their work through other people’s eyes. But 100 people, from a mix of different backgrounds, have just descended on San Francisco for Science Hack Day. They joined forces, shared skills, and spent 24-hours together, in the hope of finding new ways to use established technologies, and new ways to get information from existing data. Kate Arkless went to find out what a Science Hack Day is all about.
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How To Rawk SXSW 2010
Min Jung Kim assembles a line-up of miscreants to get up to some Southby mischief:
- Ben Huh
- Denise Jacobs
- Jeremy Keith
- Annie Lin
Contains some strong language …and drinking …lots of drinking.
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Dr. Kiki’s Science Hour 80: Hacking Science and Robots
From Science Hack Day: the Best Science Hack winners and their robots.
Guests: Ariel Waldman founder of Spacehack.org, Christie Dudley of Team FREDnet, Geoffrey Chu and Matt Everingham of NASA Ames Research Center, David Burchanowski of awesomenessinabox.com and Jade Wang, neuroscientist at NASA
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Open Science: Create, Collaborate, Communicate
From South by Southwest Interactive 2010:
From discovering galaxies to folding proteins: how to actively contribute to science. Science projects are harnessing open collaboration to further discovery and exploration. As a result, citizen science is witnessing a renaissance. The panel will discuss how you can get involved and challenges faced in making science open.
- Ariel Waldman, Spacehack.org
- Kirsten Sanford, This Week in Science
- Jessy Cowan-Sharp , NASA
- Natalie Villalobos, Google
- Tantek Çelik tantek.com
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Gillmor Gang 11.11.10
The Gillmor Gang — Robert Scoble, Andrew Keen, Kevin Marks, John Taschek, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Thursday, November 11, 2010.
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Gillmor Gang 06.29.13: Interdependance Day
The Gillmor Gang — John Borthwick, Robert Scoble, Kevin Marks, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Friday, June 28, 2013.
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Gillmor Gang 12.18.10
The Gillmor Gang — Robert Scoble, Michael Arrington, Kevin Marks, Danny Sullivan, John Taschek, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Friday, December 17, 2010.
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Gillmor Gang 10.8.11
The Gillmor Gang — Doc Searls, Danny Sullivan, Robert Scoble, Kevin Marks, John Taschek, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Friday, October 7, 2011.
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Gillmor Gang 03.04.11
The Gillmor Gang — John Borthwick, Robert Scoble, Doc Searls, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Friday, March 4, 2011.
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Gillmor Gang 01.29.11
The Gillmor Gang — Doc Searls, John Taschek, Seth Goldstein, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Friday, January 28, 2011.