Open Software Means Kinder Science - Scientific American Blog Network

"As a marine ecologist, I never expected I would one day advocate that science should operate more like the tech industry.

This is not about “moving fast and breaking things.” For me, it is about openness. 

Open software, both a driver and a result of Silicon Valley’s success, has been game-changing for me as a scientist. Its transformative power has improved my ability to analyze data and collaborate with other scientists....

My own transformation from scientist to open science champion has emboldened me to help enable others, and to help bring the kindness of the open software community to science. That is the whole idea behind the Openscapes, an organization I founded to advocate for open practices in environmental science. The idea is to empower early career scientists with existing open tools and communities, focusing on the research group, the campus and beyond...."