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The new currency in academia Edinburgh 25 October 2013 Jason Hoyt, PhD CEO & Co-founder - PeerJ @thePeerJ / @jasonHoyt
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We need to start thinking of research papers as a byproduct, not the end product of academic efforts. We need to swap the paper pyramid with a more connected contribution network in order to create more jobs, better pay, and new solutions for century with greater challenges ahead.
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The new currency in academiaEdinburgh25 October 2013
Jason Hoyt, PhDCEO & Co-founder - PeerJ@thePeerJ / @jasonHoyt
“Silicon Valley”
THE APPLE II IN 1666
THE ARTICLE AS THE ONLY CURRENCY HAS LED TO TWO MAJOR PROBLEMS
The academic career pyramid
300+ years on we now have this
Final available output (a PDF writeup)
FILTERED & HIDDEN CONTRIBUTIONSCause ya know, the research paper is the only INCENTIVE to get ahead
Filtered & hidden contributions
Materials &
reagents
Software
Hardware
Negative data
Individual data points
Machine & environment states
Ideas
Hidden reviews
Uncited references
Presentations
Lab notes
Rebuttals
Informal discussions
A WORLD OF HIDDEN INFORMATION
WE DIDN’T STOP WITH THE APPLE II
NOW A CONNECTED (& MORE OPEN) WORLD
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Internet_map_1024.jpg
WHY CAN I ASK MY PHONE FOR REAL-TIME TRAFFIC,BUT NOT IF MY PCR LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING RELEVANT?
Great in 1666 Not so much now
WE NEED TO STOP THROWING THIS OUT IN ORDER TO SOLVE OUR GREATEST CHALLENGES
Contributions are being collected
Blogs
+ most contributions from machines
THE CONTRIBUTION NETWORKThe next stage of academia
From Peurto Rico To Reddit
The article & data is reusable
JSON / XML / RDF
4,000 unique visitorson first day
75,000 unique visitorson first day
But….
Capturing the hidden contributions
That contribution is reusable by others
PROVIDES NEW CURRENCY FOR INNOVATION & JOBS
The Contribution Net
FROM PYRAMID TO NETWORK OF OPPORTUNITIES
Academia - Then & Now (we just don’t realize it yet)
IMAGINE WHAT COULD BE DONE WITH A RESEARCH WORLD LIKE THIS
WHO WILL OWN THE CONTRIBUTION NET?
WHICH WILL IT BECOME ?OPEN|CLOSED
WILL WE BE ABLE TO SETTLE ON OPEN DATA STANDARDS?
