petersuberMay 2, 2024

How can #AI help make research more #open? The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (#CZI) & #SloanFoundation want to know.
https://cziscience.medium.com/request-for-information-pathways-to-ai-enabled-research-55c52124def4

They're "interested in…tangible tools and applications for AI-enabled research practices, with an eye toward principles of #OpenScience...[& in] the use of AI in...the development and maintenance of #OpenSource research software."

Note that this is "a Request for Information (RFI), not a Request for Proposals or Funding Applications."

@openscience

Request for Information: Pathways to AI-enabled research

Technology has repeatedly demonstrated its ability to transform scientific discovery and the scientific process. Throughout human history, technological advancements — from printing, to computers and…

Medium
Itamar MedeirosNov 27, 2022

#JOHNSHOPKINSUNIVERSITY (#JHU) continues to pad its #space community résumé with its #interactivemap, “The map of the observable Universe,” that takes viewers on a 13.7-billion-year-old tour of the #cosmos from the present to the moments after the #BigBang. While JHU is responsible for creating the site, additional contributions were made by #NASA, the #EuropeanSpaceAgency, the #NationalScienceFoundation, and the #SloanFoundation.

https://www.inverse.com/science/map-of-the-universe

#astronomy #science #website #websites

You can explore the entire observable universe, thanks to a new interactive map

"The map of the observable Universe" takes viewers on a 13.7-billion-year-old tour of the cosmos from the present to the moments after the Big Bang.

Inverse
Alexander PicoNov 19, 2022
10 simple rules for funding scientific #opensource software. #SloanFoundation‪ #PLoSCompBiol https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010627
Ten simple rules for funding scientific open source software

Author summary As funders of scientific research, we have a unique knowledge of the challenges that researchers face in finding support for the many parts of their projects. Scientific software is a central part of the research process and is increasingly in need of investments to ensure continued advancement and progress. Here we draw on our experiences as funders to provide guidance and considerations for funders and other community members interested in supporting scientific software. We address specific issues related to software, including contributor community development, governance, sustainability, and diversity and inclusion.