If you were an allergy researcher ...

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Tweeted by @deevybee


"Who's afraid of Open Data"
http://deevybee.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/whos-afraid-of-open-data.html

A move toward making data and analyses open is being promoted in a top-down fashion by several journals, and universities and publishers have been developing platforms to make this possible. But many scientists are resisting this process, and putting forward all kinds of argument against it.

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Tweeted by @JBBC

"Should social media accomplishments be recognized by academia?"
http://skepticalscalpel.blogspot.com/2014/10/should-social-media-accomplishments-be.html

Last year, some Australians, blogging at the Intensive Care Network, found that the number needed to treat stated in a New England Journal paper on targeted vs. universal decolonization to prevent ICU infection was wrong. They blogged about it and contacted the lead author who acknowledged the error within 11 days. It took the journal 5 months to make the correction online.

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Tweeted by @lucasbrouwers

How to bully a scientist: European Science Foundation demands retraction, threates lawsuit. retractionwatch.com/2014/10/12/eur...

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"European Science Foundation demands retraction of criticism in Nature, threatens legal action"
http://retractionwatch.com/2014/10/12/european-science-foundation-demands-retraction-of-criticism-in-nature-threatens-legal-action/

The European Science Foundation refutes any allegation that the process was flawed and considers that the statement cited above is slanderous

Nature won a hard-fought battle against a libel claim just recently, and they called attention to the growth of "lawyering up" by scientists in an editorial just last week.

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Tweeted by @ResearchMark

Sup. Sometimes a good idea is not a great idea and I'm sorry for that. Maybe next time. pic.twitter.com/ndIQdhSe3i

https://mobile.twitter.com/ResearchMark/status/500831315328266241/photo/1

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Tweeted by @AcademicsSay

If you had conducted the study with different variables, samples, and hypotheses, how do you anticipate the results would have differed.

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There's (seriously) nothing I love more than discussing fecal transplant!

Haven't seen Boo for a long time, but this link is for her.   


Tweeted by @ElinSilveous

"Frozen Poop Pills Fight Life-Threatening Infections"
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/10/11/355126926/frozen-poop-pills-fight-life-threatening-infections?sc=ipad&f=1001

By now you're probably wondering what a poop pill looks like.

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LOL-- I thought of that very thing this morning when I saw that.

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Tweeted by @subatomicdoc

"Jane Goodall on Empathy and How to Reach Our Highest Human Potential"
http://www.brainpickings.org/2014/09/30/jane-goodall-empathy/?utm_content=bufferb62a6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

short video from NOVA's series The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

Empathy is really important... Only when our clever brain and our human heart work together in harmony can we achieve our true potential.

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Tweeted by @NIHRINVOLVE

"Hear the patient voice: their perspectives speak loudly to trusts"
http://www.hsj.co.uk/home/innovation-and-efficiency/hear-the-patient-voice-their-perspectives-speak-loudly-to-trusts/5073557.article#.VEFZoX-9KSP

Patients and the public have lived experiences of a condition, medicine or service that can benefit research teams.

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Tweeted by @subatomicdoc

"The Curse of Meh: Why Being Extraordinary Is Not a Matter of Being Universally Liked but of Being Polarizing"
http://www.brainpickings.org/2014/10/13/dataclysm-christian-rudder-extraordinary/?utm_content=buffer1a6ee&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

As soon as you aspire to be truly extraordinary, you begin aiming for those extremes of opinion, the coveted 5's, and implicitly invite the opposite extremes, the burning 1's — you make a tacit contract to be polarizing and must bear that cross.

the notion that variance is a good thing holds out across nearly every field of endeavor as well as in science

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Tweeted by @99u

Got a Great Idea? Find Your "Devil's Advocate" First.
http://99u.com/workbook/33533/got-a-great-idea-find-your-devils-advocate-first

Spend time thinking about the opposite viewpoint.

Find someone to play "devil's advocate."

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Tweeted by @DionneLew

"YOUR IDEA VS THE REALITY – A THREE STEP PROCESS"
http://unclutteredwhitespaces.com/2014/10/your-idea-vs-the-reality-a-three-step-process/

Have you ever been so in love with an idea that you jumped in without thinking about the reality of making it happen?

Step one: Dream and research; if your excitement level is high, proceed to the next step.

Step two: Imagine, consider and learn about the process of bringing it into reality. If your excitement level remains high, proceed to the next step.

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Tweeted by @hmkyale

Goal of #YODAProject not just to make data available, but to promote its positive use! #openscience Join us! yoda.yale.edu

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http://yoda.yale.edu

The Yale University Open Data Access (YODA) Project's mission is to advocate for the responsible sharing of clinical research data, open science, and research transparency. The Project is committed to supporting research focused on improving the health of patients and informing science and public health.

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Tweeted by @michaelseid11

"Research in real time"
http://www.caretriad.com/2014/10/research-real-time/

some medical centers are turning to data that has been collected from patients as part of routine care to get help answering clinical questions in real time. They are using "big data" (large collections of data that need to be analyzed with special tools) to help them make decisions

As patients, we have the right to know how our personal data is being used.

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Tweeted by @AdamFrank4

"When Is It OK For Scientists To Become Political?"
http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2014/10/16/356543981/when-is-it-ok-for-scientists-to-become-political

that authority represents a special kind of trust between science and culture. If we step too far outside that protected circle of trust, we may not be able to come back within it again.

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Tweeted by @modrnhealthcr

"Despite challenges, panels see progress on healthcare interoperability"
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20141015/NEWS/310159945

"It's palpable that the data is pushing at the doors," DeSalvo said, with consumers "picking at the lock."