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= Tracking relations between scientific works, such as disputes = |
= Tracking relations between scientific works, such as disputes = |
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| − | * Prof. Yang tells |
+ | * Prof. Yang tells us that students have trouble interpreting a dynamic immunology literature which includes published papers whose findings are wrong or irrelevant. |
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+ | * Let's imagine a wiki platform that made the state of research in a science more clear. |
* Here's a feature it could have. |
* Here's a feature it could have. |
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* Trees of relationships can then be made visible ; could give a '''picture of a dynamic literature''' across fields, journals, and languages |
* Trees of relationships can then be made visible ; could give a '''picture of a dynamic literature''' across fields, journals, and languages |
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* Could be useful for: |
* Could be useful for: |
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| − | # students of this research |
+ | # students of this research . . . and . . . |
| − | # researchers not at a "central" place that is well-connected to the latest news (global South?) |
+ | # researchers not at a "central" place that is well-connected to the latest news (global South?) . . . and . . . |
| + | # grant-givers (?) . . . and . . . |
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# somebody with some '''other expertise''' (or technology or skill) that helps to address a particular issue |
# somebody with some '''other expertise''' (or technology or skill) that helps to address a particular issue |
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| − | : Opportunities are rare if subfield has knowledge & |
+ | : Opportunities are rare if subfield has knowledge & institutional barriers around it. |
: ===> A good site could save time for scientists and bring in more scientists ===> speed science along |
: ===> A good site could save time for scientists and bring in more scientists ===> speed science along |
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* [http://acawiki.org/Report_on_disputed_scientific_claims_within_AcaWiki Report on disputes between papers on this site] |
* [http://acawiki.org/Report_on_disputed_scientific_claims_within_AcaWiki Report on disputes between papers on this site] |
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| − | * who is qualified to make commentary & identify disputes on such a wiki? (to be worked out) |
+ | * issue: who is qualified to make commentary & identify disputes on such a wiki? (to be worked out) |
| − | We need more people and ideas of what a wiki with scientific lit |
+ | We need more people and ideas of what a wiki with scientific lit could have that would help spark critical mass (fun, addictive?) |
Sources: |
Sources: |
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Revision as of 16:35, 1 June 2014
Tracking relations between scientific works, such as disputes
- Prof. Yang tells us that students have trouble interpreting a dynamic immunology literature which includes published papers whose findings are wrong or irrelevant.
- Let's imagine a wiki platform that made the state of research in a science more clear.
- Here's a feature it could have.
Examples:
- On how much government debt stifles economic growth
- Claim about immune response to HIV ; Later paper with different view
- AcaWiki has 1100 academic summaries. Our prototype is there.
- See first two examples
- Substantive comment is formalized: A disputes B (using Semantic MediaWiki)
- note: the platform doesn't generally resolve claims or disputes ; it's finding a shallower kind of Truth -- that a dispute exists
- Similarly could incorporate other relations between scientific works: A cites B ; A is an important predecessor to B ; A and B use the same data set or the same clinical trial information ; A reproduced or could not reproduce result from B
- Could scale this up with big lists of relevant papers and works from many places including PubMed, SSRN, and Wikidata
- The list is not an innovation but the relations between the works can be useful if they are formalized a bit
- Trees of relationships can then be made visible ; could give a picture of a dynamic literature across fields, journals, and languages
- Could be useful for:
- students of this research . . . and . . .
- researchers not at a "central" place that is well-connected to the latest news (global South?) . . . and . . .
- grant-givers (?) . . . and . . .
- somebody with some other expertise (or technology or skill) that helps to address a particular issue
- Opportunities are rare if subfield has knowledge & institutional barriers around it.
- ===> A good site could save time for scientists and bring in more scientists ===> speed science along
- Report on disputes between papers on this site
- issue: who is qualified to make commentary & identify disputes on such a wiki? (to be worked out)
We need more people and ideas of what a wiki with scientific lit could have that would help spark critical mass (fun, addictive?)
Sources:
- developed with Lane Rasberry (WM NYC), Otto Yang (UCLA medicine), others
- drawing from Yaron Koren's discoursedb.org ; Retraction Watch blog; many other sites