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Interviews with researchers about researching. Host: @davidtlang

[David Lang @davidtlang]

A non-obvious reality of the metascience trend is that it's actually two different groups: academics and entrepreneurs.

There are surprisingly few links between the two.

Bridging the two worlds will be key to making the movement matter.

https://t.co/gDnCuzlJf0

[David Lang @davidtlang]

An ode to the side project.

https://t.co/JyDaSv2RuU

I puzzle over why we don't see more ambitious side projects. I wish there were more.

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How COVID supercharged demand for their OT-2:

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There are countless lessons to learn from @willcanine and his story of building @opentrons, including how they rose to meet the COVID moment.

https://t.co/aouJ7UYcdx

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Will thought their early adopters would be biohackers and open source enthusiasts, but it was scientists.

"9 out of 10 biologists still run all their protocols by hand, and they want a machine that's for them."

[David Lang @davidtlang]

An idea worth (further) testing: Equipment Supply Shocks

https://t.co/2ZrCp97EYO

They seem to work. And they can be tested for less $$ than most realize. First, they need philanthropic legibility (i.e. a name).

[David Chapman @Meaningness]

Liberate researchers from administrative meddling and bureaucratic overhead with fast, simple, cheap, disposable, cloud-based institutions.

Proposal from @davidtlang https://t.co/HzLF3Lq2Hc

[science better @scibetter]

Genentech's founding mythology has dictated the culture of the biotech industry. That's changing with the new founder-led biotech movement.

[science better @scibetter]

.@kulesatony is a relentless champion for scientists and founders, but especially scientist founders. He helped ignite the enthusiasm of the founder-led biotech movement and has good ideas about where it can go next.

https://t.co/94z1WCGlmg

[science better @scibetter]

The bottleneck in the biotech innovation pipeline is that we're not starting enough companies.

[David Lang @davidtlang]

All my hottest #DeSci takes!

I'm optimistic, interested, and skeptical.

https://t.co/JHIbRQQZi8

[David Lang @davidtlang]

I've spent the past year interviewing scientists about how science is evolving (@scibetter).

And I think 1950's Hollywood is the best historical analogy for understanding the changes underway.

https://t.co/9GWuDpQQru

[science better @scibetter]

@Julianne_SF @vgr @ATinyGreenCell Was planning to record, unless there are strong objections from the folks in the room.

[science better @scibetter]

Something new! We’re hosting a discussion about the history and future of amateur science.

Many former @scibetter guests set to join (@vgr, @ATinyGreenCell, and more). Join us!

https://t.co/JmJ0s3TuHY

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https://t.co/E5vJPdj5uc

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How @vgr is ignoring boundaries in his current research: experimental vs theoretical, professional vs amateur, all disciplinary lines.

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https://t.co/d7pb4CdJKD

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"There's really no pathway for citizen scientists... to become as awesome as they want to become."

On the need for upward mobility in citizen science: