Next Generation Science

I am fascinated by the interplay between science, technology and society. Written as a group blog, Next Generation Science was created to examine emerging technologies and their impact on how scientists communicate, collaborate and participate in the digital age.

Recent articles authored by Walter Jessen

  • The Panton Principles for Open Data in Science
    Friday, February 19th, 2010

    The Panton Principles for Open Data in Science and the Is It Open Data? web service launched today. From the Panton Principles preamble: Science is based on building on, reusing and openly criticising the published body of scientific knowledge. For science to [...]

  • Science Spotlight: February 16th, 2010
    Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

    ScienceFeed: Interview with Ijad Madisch | Gobbledygook Martain Fenner Interviews Ijad Madisch, co-founder of the new microblogging service ScienceFeed, which is similar to FriendFeed but adds features specifically for scientists. Are Any Social Networks for Life Scientists Gaining Traction? &#

  • Free Access to the Cloud: A Step Backwards for Open Science
    Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

    This is a quote from a New York Times article late last week: The National Science Foundation and the Microsoft Corporation have agreed to offer American scientific researchers free access to the company’s new cloud computing service. A goal of the [...]

  • Discussing ScienceOnline2010: Four Questions
    Sunday, January 31st, 2010

    There has been a number of posts written about the ScienceOnline2010 conference. Rather than write another one simply about my personal experiences, I thought it would be interesting to have a discussion about the conference with a number of people [...]