#open research

If you’re the kind of person who gets excited when someone shares a research survey, then CogSci DIY lets your take your curiosity to a whole new level and join in the creation of an online research project.

From coming up with the topic to voting on the research plan and watching it all happen, this community-lead project is happening over a five week period starting June 1st 2021. You can find out more and sign up on the CogSci DIY website.

Below is a short introductory video from the CogSci DIY team:

They’ve also put together a video of various people talking about why this project is important (you might hear some familiar Lingthusiasm voices).

"This is a pivotal time in history. On the one side, we have the forces of darkness – individuals and organisations that reject evidence-based reasoning and/or want to lock up the world’s knowledge for their own gain. On the side of light, we have the intrepid librarians fighting (politely) and dedicated academics challenging (often not so politely) the status quo."

Open Access Explained!

Why the World Can’t Stop Talking About Elon Musk

Elon Musk believes in the good of humanity.  As he sees things, the collective power of goodness will save us from our future inventions, namely AI robots.  That’s why he is spearheading an effort to create a platform for AI research that is open-source.  It’s also why he’s so admired by the world.

There are plenty of philanthropic rich people with vision- look at what Bill Gatesis doing for the…

There are some fascinating developments which call for some “What If Thinking”.

Four technological developments

Nowadays more or less everyone is connected to someone via the Internet. It is assumed that any person can connect to another person via a friend of a friend, all it takes is six or fewer steps for anyone to be introduced to someone – it is a small world.

Stanley Milgram explored the…

Open research: the concept of sharing investigative results openly as soon as they are available.