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Michael Nielsen: Open science now!

TEDxWaterloo, Filmed Mar 2011; Posted Nov 2011

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What if every scientist could share their data as easily as they tweet about their lunch? Michael Nielsen calls for scientists to embrace new tools for collaboration that will enable discoveries to happen at the speed of Twitter.

A physicist turned writer, Michael Nielsen believes online communication and collaboration tools are revolutionizing the way we make scientific discoveries. Full bio ยป

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