The idea that knowledge can be effectively broken down into categories is deeply rooted in our attitudes about the world. We taxonomize knowledge and skill very early on, and we see it everywhere. Driven by the increasing economic pressure for specialization and the fundamental role we let career play in defining our identity, [...]
Big science is like religion, you just gotta do what the people before you did.
The various seedlings of DIY science that you can find (e.g. Citizen Science, DIYbio) all sell themselves short.
There is a significant opportunity for hackers and makers to capitalize on their community’s relative agility and flexibility to make a series of tools and platforms that scientists don’t even know they need. Rather than playing [...]
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