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The ORION Open Science Podcast
Next Steps: How the FDNext Project is Tackling Research Data Management ... and Farewell to Emma
Episode Summary In this episode we talk to Kerstin Helbig about the research data management (RDM)project FDNext, which is also where our co-host Emma Harris' new role will be based. We discussed what the approach of FDNext is, the challenges of implementing effective RDM, and how it fits into the wider framework of Open and FAIR Data initiatives. Episode Links FDNext (German language) FDMentor RDM Train-the-Trainer Concept Kerstin Helbig Emma Harris
2020-12-10
41 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
The Choice is Yours? How Algorithm Bias Impacts Fairness and Accessibility of Knowledge
Episode Summary In this episode we talked about 'almighty' algorithms with Carlos Castillo, Lorenzo Porcaro, Marzieh Karimihaghighi, David Solans, and Francesco Fabbri from the Web Science & Social Computing Research Group, and the department of Engineering in Information & Communication Technologies, in Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona. We discussed how bias can enter into algorithm systems, how bias is measured, and what systems are impacted by it. Episode Links Web Science and Social Computing Research Group Carlos Castillo Marzieh Karimihaghighi David Solans Francesco Fabbri Lorenzo Porcaro
2020-11-26
1h 14
The ORION Open Science Podcast
Process Not Product: How the Open Life Science Mentoring Program Creates Open Science Ambassadors
Episode Summary In this episode we talk to Yo Yehudi and Malvika Sharan, two of the co-founders and organisers of the Open Life Science training and mentoring program. We discuss why mentorship and community are so important in encouraging open science, what makes the program unique, and what the future for Open Life Science. Episode Links Open Life Science Malvika Sharan Twitter Yo Yehudi Twitter
2020-11-12
32 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
Sprint for your eLife! How the eLife Innovation Sprint Helps Drive Forward Open Science Projects
Episode Summary In this episode we cover the eLife Innovation Sprint 2020, that was held online on September 2nd and 3rd, 2020. The sprint facilitates collaboration between people who are working on tools, services, and other projects that enhance open science and research. We talk to the organiser Dr Emmy Tsang, who at the time was the Innovation Community Manager for eLife but is now the Community Engagement Manager for TU Delft. As well as participants from two of the projects that took part: Dr Cássio Amorim, creator of SciGen.Report, 'a platform to easily share a...
2020-10-29
1h 07
The ORION Open Science Podcast
A Transformative Edge: How Transformative Learning Can Benefit Open Science
In this episode we talk to Ursel Biester and Marylin Mehlmann, two experts in adult education, about what Transformative Learning is and how it can be applied to creating meaningful change in the context of trainings, including those in the Open Science and RRI movement. Episode Links The Transformative Edge Book Hosting Transformation Project
2020-10-15
50 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
The COVID Transmission: How Scientists and Science Journalists Are Communicating During the Pandemic
In this episode we talk to Wiebke Hollersen, a science journalist and editor from the German newspaper Welt, and Dr Emanuel Wyler, a molecular biologist at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, about their approaches, collaborations, and concerns about communicating about the Coronavirus and science communication in general. Episode Links: Emanuel Wyler Twitter Blog (German Language) Wiebke Hollersen Twitter
2020-10-01
1h 01
The ORION Open Science Podcast
Unblocking Breakthroughs: How DEIP Are Using Blockchain and Open Science to Provide Innovation Evaluation
Episode Summary: In this episode we talk to Alex Shkor about his company DEIP which is a peer review platform and blockchain protocol for the evaluation of intellectual capital, research, and innovation. We discussed why Alex created this platform, what the potential for digital research and big data is, and how Open Science can accelerate research. Episode Links: DEIP
2020-09-17
59 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
A Slice of the Research Cake: The Impact of Open Science in Africa
Episode Summary: In this episode we talk to Joy Owango, Founding Director at Training Centre in Communication. We discussed how Open Science is democratising research and access to data and publishing in Africa, the importance of ownership in research, and the challenges inherent in widespread change. Originally we interviewed another two guests who are involved in the Open Science movement on the African continent: Osman Aldirdiri, founding director of Open Sudan initiative and Jo Havemann, co-founder of the AfricArXiv. Due to technical difficulties we can only publish the audio from Joy Owango. However, we do ha...
2020-09-03
36 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
Know Your Research Rights: The Legal Perspective on Copyright and Open Science
Episode Summary: In this episode we talk to two copyright lawyers, Malcolm Bain and Lucrezia Berto, about what the legal framework of research creation and sharing is. Who owns your research? What needs to be considered before you make it open? Episode Links: Across Legal Malcolm Bain Lucrezia Berto
2020-08-20
52 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
The Utopian Model: How The Neuro Has Become An Open Science Institution
Episode Summary: In this episode we talk to Dylan Roskams-Edris from Open Science Alliance Officer at Tanenbaum Open Science Institute and The Neuro in Canada. We discussed how The Neuro made itself into the worlds first open neuroscience institution, the challenges and opportunities of embracing Open Science at an institutional level, how Open Science itself needs to be more open, and the potential for scientists working in such a system. Episode Links: Dylan Roskams-Edris Twitter The Neuro Twitter
2020-08-06
55 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
Viral Validation: How the New Journal 'Rapid Reviews: COVID-19' Accelerates Peer Review and Publishing
Episode Summary: In this episode we talk to Professor Stefano Bertozzi, editor-in-chief Rapid Reviews: COVID-19 (RR:C19). This new open access overlay journal from the MIT Press is aiming to publish expert peer reviews of new COVID-19 research which will help validate and accelerate the discovery of high impact, useful studies. We discussed how the journal will work, the role human and AI input will play, and the importance of pan-disciplinary content. Episode Links: Rapid Reviews: COVID-19 Journal MIT Press Professor Stefano Bertozzi Twitter
2020-07-23
38 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
The Corona Connection: How LabHive and Open Science is Helping Scientists Solve COVID-19
Episode Summary: The Coronavirus pandemic has led to many new initiatives to help scientists share resources and data. We talked to, Tobias Opialla and Lisa Rieble who have created a new platform called LabHive. We discussed what LabHive is and how it got started, as well as how Open Science principles and practices relate to the new normal and how communication is key. Episode Links: LabHive WirVsVirus Impact Hub Berlin Bonus links regarding Drosten, the Teachers and Kindergarteners and the BILD: Original tweet from Drosten: h...
2020-07-09
44 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
Stemming the Fake Flow: How Unistem Day Reveals the Importance of Science Communication to Students
Episode Summary In this episode we cover UniStem Day, a pan European outreach event that bring stem cell research and high school students together. We talk to the organisers of UniStem Day at the Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Stefanie Mahler and Dr Daniel Besser, as well as teachers and pupils who attended. Episode Links German Stem Cell Network
2020-04-23
32 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
Licence to share: how Creative Commons brought clarity to the digital rights and enabled fair content reuse across the web.
CC 0, CC BY or CC BY-NC-SA? We talked to Cable Green, the interim CEO and Director of Open Education at Creative Commons. Cable explained the rationale behind the licenses on digital work and provided us with a practical guide to how to use these. Further on, we ventured into the world of Open Education and how it is empowered by Creative Commons licensing. And yes - we did also talk about Covid-19 and how it is changing the way we think about open access and collaboration. Episode links: https://creativecommons.org/ Twitter:
2020-04-01
45 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
An Inventive Step: Shobita Parthasarathy on the Role of Patents and Innovation in Science
Episode Summary: One of the issues that gets raised by the Open Science movement is that it has a potential conflict with innovation and commercialisation of research. To explore this topic we talked to Professor Shobita Parthasarathy about how patents actually work, how we understand the idea of science as a public good, and the challenges of inclusive innovative. Episode Links: Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program http://shobitap.org/ Twitter: @ShobitaP Further reading: Shobita Parthasarathy. Building Genetic Medicine: Breast Cancer, Technology, and the Comparative Poli...
2020-03-05
1h 01
The ORION Open Science Podcast
A New Normal: How the Center for Open Science is Changing How Science is Done
Episode Summary: In this episode we talk to Dr Brian Nosek about the work of the Center for Open Science. We discuss how to shift expectations of what is the norm is science, preregistration, networks, and the impact of a digital society on scientific practice. Episode Links: Center for Open Science @OSFramework Brian Nosek @BrianNosek
2020-02-20
50 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
Together Works Better: How Sage Bionetworks Use A Collective Approach To Data
Episode Summary: This week we talk to Lara Mangravite, President of Sage Bionetworks 'a nonprofit biomedical research and technology development organization' that facilitates research data sharing in biomedicine, as well as promoting community research and citizen science projects. We discussed the advantages and challenges of dating sharing and what tools Sage BioNetworks are offering*. Episode Links (provided by Sage Bionetworks): Synapse is a set of web services and tools created by Sage Bionetworks that make it easier for researchers to aggregate, organize, analyze, and share scientific data, code, and insights. mPower is a free...
2020-02-06
50 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
Hindsight is 2020: Reviewing How the ORION Project Impacted Open Science
Episode Summary: Season 2 is here! We start by looking back at the last year, and talking for the first time about the Open Science project that we are part of ORION. In particular, we consider the aim and impact of Open Science training and interview two participants: Malte Schäfer from TU Braunschweig and Dr Deirdre Winrow from University College Dublin, from our workshop and our MOOC. Links: Enroll in the MOOC 2.0 ORION Training Materials ORION Training Workshops Quotes: "He radicalised me" "It gives them space to reflect on Open...
2020-01-23
35 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
Life Sciences in the Fast Lane: Dan Qunitana on Rapid Feedback, Tweeting, and Time Management
Episode Summary: In the last episode of 2019 we talk to Professor Dan Quintana from the University of Oslo about the advantages of sharing preprints and ideas online, fears about getting scooped, and lessons he has learnt about Twitter and time management. Episode Links: Dan Quintana Dan Quintana Twitter Everything Hertz Podcast Physiology & Behavior Podcast Episode Quotes: "The great thing about social media is it is a great way to organise a lot of people who are like-minded"
2019-12-12
41 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
Are We Doing Good? Discussing Open Science and Scientific Practice at the Doing Good Conference
Episode Summary: In this week's episode we report on a recent symposium: Doing Good: Scientific Practice Under Review. There are interviews and impressions from the organisers and attendees who discuss why Open Science is good science, what the current state of play is, and what researchers need in order to make positive changes for the better. Episode Links: Symposium Program and Slides Symposium Twitter Episode Quotes: "Are we doing good? That's the question we are asking in the symposium and asking from different perspectives".
2019-11-28
31 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
A Week's Worth of SciComm: Berlin Science Week and the Value of Science Communication
Episode Summary: Is Science Communication relevant and important to Open Science? Using the events organised by ORION and the MDC as part of the recent Berlin Science Week as a case study of varied science communication events the usual hosts are joined by Dr Christian Popp and Valentin Popescu from the Lifetime Flagship project at the MDC to discuss these topics. Episode Links: Lifetime Project Lifetime Twitter Berlin Science Week Brain City Berlin Trailer ft. Open Science Workshop event The Bear: Storytelling Workshop on the theme of Eur...
2019-11-14
25 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
Compound Interest: Discussing the EU Open Screen Project at the MDC
Episode Summary In this episode we talk to Dr. Jens Peter von Kries and Dr Katja Herzog from the Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) about their work on the open access technology platform EU Open Screen Project. Episode Links EU Open Screen MDC EU Open Screen Quotes "From bench to bedside, this really shows that from academia there is really a chance to help people in the clinics"
2019-10-31
22 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
You Don't Say! Emma Dorris on Public Engagement and How Discussions with the Public Improve Research
Episode Summary: This week we talk to Dr Emma Dorris, a molecular researchers and Initiative Lead for The Patient Voice in Arthritis Research, about the benefits of public engagement for health and life sciences research. She outlines the challenges of involving the public in research, the benefits for scientists and society, and practical steps for researchers to take. Links: Emma Dorris Twitter Information about Public Engagement ORION Public Dialogues Episode Quote: "They are fascinated by what is going on behind the scenes, they really want to know what's happening and what's in...
2019-10-17
26 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
A Public Scandal: Paola Masuzzo on the Absurdity of Locking Up Knowledge
Episode Summary: At the Open Science FAIR in Porto we interviewed Paola Masuzzo, one of the key note speakers, about why she wants to shift the conversation on Open Science towards a more radical approach which gets rid of the journals, realigns power structures, and unlocks knowledge for everyone. Links: Paola Masuzzo Twitter Open Science MOOC Quotes: "Knowledge is precious, it is not a commercial good, it cannot be treated as one"
2019-10-03
18 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
The FAIR is in Town: figshare, The Turing Way, and Open Science Quest at the OSFAIR2019
Episode Summary: In this episode we are highlighting some of the tools on show at the Open Science FAIR 2019 in Porto, Portugal. Links: figshare Alan Hyndman The Turing Way Book The Turing Way GitHub Rachael Ainsworth Open Science Quest Jonathan England Quotes: 'So two reasons: because you have to and just because it is for the good of society' 'Make reproducible research too easy not to do' 'I wanted to change the way people became aware of Open Science best practices'
2019-09-19
24 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
Laying it all out: How The Science Breaker is supporting lay summaries and science communication
Episode Summary: In this week's episode we talk to Max Caine who has a created a platform called The Science Breaker where scientists can publish summaries of their research which are easy for non-scientists to understand. We asked Max about how the platform works, what he feels the barriers to science communication are, and how to improve public trust in science. Links: The Science Breaker Quotes: "The spark in our eyes when we are describing the starting question of our experiments, and this is something which engages the public"
2019-08-15
33 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
A Skeptic's Guide to Open Science: Steven Novella on tackling biases, publication noise, and pseudoscience
Episode Summary: Our guest this week is the influential skeptic Professor Steven Novella who is the producer and co-host of the very successful podcast A Skeptic's Guide to the Universe and author of a book by the same name. Novella is also an American clinical neurologist and assistant professor at Yale University School of Medicine. In this episode he talks to us about his views on how best to promote Open Science in medicine, the challenges of creating a new publication method, and the importance of communicating science to the public. Links: A Sk...
2019-08-01
50 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
A Metric for Optimism: John Ioannidis on Reproducibility, Preregistration, and Data Sharing
Episode Summary: In this episode we are discussing data sharing and Open Science. Our interview guest will be Stanford University Professor of Medicine: John Ioannidis who has now come to the Berlin Institute of Health as an Einstein BIH Visiting Fellow at the BIH QUEST Center to establish the Meta-Research Innovation Center Berlin (METRIC-Berlin), the European “sister” of the Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS). We will cover his research and opinions on data sharing, reproducibility, and how to improve research. Links: John Ioannidis BIH Quest Centre Why Most Publish...
2019-07-18
42 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
'There is no spoon': Imagining Science Without Journals
Episode Summary: In this week's episode, Open Science advocate and researcher Björn Brembs talks about his analysis of and radical solutions to the flaws he identifies in the scientific publishing system. Brembs discusses manipulated impact factors, pseudo-competitions, the evolution of the reproducibility crisis, and what we could all do instead! Links: Björn Brembs Blog Björn Brembs Twitter Article on pseudo-competitions in science (in German) Quotes: 'People strive not to find the next interesting discovery, but to find the next paper' 'Our i...
2019-07-04
52 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
Public Money? Public Code: What 'Free' Software Really Means in Research
Episode Summary: Our guest Dr Christian Busse spoke to us about the Free Software Foundation Europe and the challenges and opportunities connected to Open and Free Software...and what the differences between those two things might be. Christian has very kindly supplied some notes for us to add this week. Links: First, the main website of the "Public Money, Public Code" campaign is: https://publiccode.eu Second, the "Legal activities" section of the FSFE website, which includes further links for licensing questions, workshops and the Legal Network, can be accessed via...
2019-06-20
34 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
An Ignoble Pursuit: Laughing and Thinking about Science Communication and the Ig Nobel Prize
Episode Summary: In this episode we are discussing the relationship between science and being funny. Science communication relies on grabbing attention, making science relatable and exciting, and humanising scientists, we talked to Marc Abrahams founder and emcee of the Ig Nobel Prize and editor of Annals of Improbable Research about the role humour plays in this. Resources and Links: Marc Abrahams Ig Nobel Prize Public engagement factsheet Episode Quotes: ‘If you spend five seconds really looking at it, there’s something funny about it, and that’s what makes it interesting, and on...
2019-06-06
50 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
Signing up to Open Science: Open Peer Review and Aligning Core Values
Episode Summary: In this episode we are talking to Dr Guillaume Filion from the Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona about his decision to put his name on all his peer reviews, why he feels this makes him more accountable, and what choices researchers need to make about whether their values align with those who they will work with. Resources and Links: Factsheets Dr Guillaume Filion Twitter Page Original Blog Post by Dr Guillaume Filion FOSTER+ Information on Open Peer Review Episode Quotes: “I had the feeling I would do a better...
2019-05-23
33 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
Open Data: FAIR, foul, and meta
Episode Summary: In this episode we are discussing what metadata is, the obstacles to sharing research data, and how Open Science recommendations are being transformed into actions. Our interview guest will be Professor Eva Mendez from Universidad Carlos III in Madrid who is the Chair of the European Open Science Policy Platform. Links: Factsheets (Open Data and Data Management) Professor Eva Mendez Open Science Policy Platform Quotes: 'Open doesn't necessarily mean FAIR'
2019-05-09
29 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
Retraction Watch, Research Integrity, and Peer Review
Episode Summary: In this episode we are discussing a range of topics relating to the good and bad of research practices with our interview guest Ivan Oransky the co-founder of Retraction Watch. We will discuss the issue of paper retractions, and their wider implications for research integrity, peer review, and science journalism. Links: Retraction Watch Research Integrity Information Article on Issues in Peer Review Quotes: 'I don't think it is great to cover single studies every week'
2019-04-25
47 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
Aubrey De Grey, Aging, and Alternative Approaches to Research
Episode Summary: In this episode we interview Dr Aubrey De Grey, founder of the SENS Research Foundation which aims to develop a cure for aging! De Gray works outside mainstream science and we talked to him about his controversial theories, views on citizen science, and rewarding radical ideas in science. Links: SENS Foundation Would You Want to Live Forever? Video on Emilia Tikka's Speculative Art Piece (Turn on subtitles) Quotes: "It took us 10 years to get our 1st publication” "I'm not planning to die"
2019-04-11
43 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
Communicating Animal Research Part 2
Episode Summary: In Part 2 of the episode on communicating animal research we bring you excerpts from an EARA event at the MDC at which scientists and science communicators discussed their views on how and why animal research should be communicated more openly. Links: Factsheets Full talks: Improving openness in animal research in Germany – watch the videos Quotes: 'Only if scientists openly discuss animal research we can reach our goal: a consensus that the majority of society can support. We need to defend the middle ground'
2019-03-28
24 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
Communicating Animal Research Part 1
Episode Summary: In this episode we are discussing the issues connected to communicating animal research. Open Science is based on making science more transparent and accessible, but what does that mean for those who do more controversial research? We will cover what fears scientists might have, and the arguments for and against animal research that scientists often hear. In Part 1, Luiza gives her perspective as a former lab scientist and Emma talks about her ideological change from animal rights activist to science communicator. Links: Factsheets European Animal Research Association (EARA) Openness in Animal Research P...
2019-03-21
34 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
Preprints: what do scientists think?
Episode Summary: In this episode we are discussing preprints and how they fit into Open Access publishing. Our interview guests will be Dr Manvendra Singh, a post-doc, and Elias Lowenstein, a PhD researcher, both from the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC). We will cover what pre-prints are, what possible benefits they bring, and how they can help promote open access more widely. Resources and Links: Factsheets Preprint Archive Database Preprint-Journal Compatibility List Scientists: Manvendra Singh Elias Lowenstein Episode Quotes: “With preprints it is a cop...
2019-03-14
23 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
Rewriting Diversity: Editing Wikipedia and Opening Science
Episode Summary: The podcast this episode will report directly from an ‘Edit-a-thon’ that aims to celebrate International Women’s Day 2019 by improving diversity on Wikipedia pages. The podcast will investigate what the challenges to diversity in science are and how the Open Science movement can help. Organising Institutions: Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC), Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, and Leibniz Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP) Interviewees: Dr Karin Höhne Dr Jess Wade Dr Alice White Dr Wing Yi...
2019-03-08
46 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
Is science self-correcting?
Episode Summary: In this episode we are discussing whether science is broken or whether it is self-correcting, and whether the Open Science movement is evidence that science does in fact self-correct. Our interview guest will be Daniel Engber who is a science journalist from Slate magazine. We will cover problems and challenges in the practice of science, what can be done to improve the situation, and how Open Science principles are helping to change things. Resources and Links: Factsheets Engber Articles Science Is Broken. How Much Should We Fix It? For Better Science...
2019-02-28
40 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
Plan S: Solution or Short-sightedness?
Episode Summary: In this episode we are discussing Plan S. Plan S is a new approach to Open Science publishing; an initiative which would require researchers receiving funding from state and EU funding to publish fully open access. Our interview guest will be Professor Sabina Leonelli who is closely involved with researching and advising on Open Science issues, and who has co-authored a statement on Plan S from the Global Young Academy. We will cover what Plan S is, the potential positives and negatives of Plan S, and the difficulties in making changes to research structures.
2019-02-21
33 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
Scaling the Paywall: How Unpaywall Improved Open Access
Episode Summary: In this episode we are discussing Unpaywall. Unpaywall is a database and browser extension that legally searches for Open Access versions of research papers. Our interview guest will be Heather Piwowar who co-developed and manages Unpaywall. We will cover how and why Unpaywall was developed, and the issues with current Open Science tools. Resources and Links: Factsheets http://unpaywall.org/ Heather Piwowar Twitter Impact Story Nature article: How Unpaywall is transforming open science Episode Quotes: “It is cool to see the green unlock icon, which if you click it take...
2019-02-14
31 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
Good scientists share data?
Episode Summary: In this episode we are discussing data sharing and who owns research data. Our interview guest will be Dr Daniel Barron from Yale University, who wrote an article on these issues in Scientific American. We will cover the issue of what the priorities for research data are, the Jack Gallant controversy, and should Open Science principles be enforced. Resources and Links: Factsheets Daniel Barron Daniel Barron Articles Daniel Barron Twitter Barron’s Scientific American article Nature article: Data sharing and the future of science Episode Quotes: “Who owns research data...
2019-02-07
44 min
The ORION Open Science Podcast
Open Science and Career Pathways
Episode Summary: In this episode we are discussing researcher career options and how open science can have career benefits. Our interview guest will be Dr Janet Metcalfe who is the Head of Vitae, an organisation supporting researcher professional development. We will cover the challenges researchers face in modern academia, the surprising truth about changing career paths, and how Open Science can benefit research career progression. Resources and Links: Factsheets Vitae Cost of Getting a PhD (Article) Episode Quotes: “People, when they are doing their PhD, they tend to measure their PhD in...
2019-01-29
36 min