Published inRead, Write, Participate·Aug 24, 2019Keynote at the useR! conferenceIn July 2019 I gave the opening keynote at the useR! Conference, the R language’s premiere gathering that has occurred annually throughout the world since 2004. It was, needless to say, an incredibly huge honor. And perhaps an unexpected one for a marine ecologist. But the R community has been…Data Science15 min readData Science15 min read
Published inRead, Write, Participate·Jun 12, 2019Wins from the inaugural Openscapes Champions cohortLast month we concluded our inaugural cohort of Openscapes Champions, and have just completed posting their individual case studies of their accomplishments and momentum (see blogs over the last two weeks). This post will be an incomplete summary of their awesome accomplishments across all labs, but it is a start…Data Science10 min readData Science10 min read
Published inRead, Write, Participate·Apr 28, 2019Openscapes summit reflections 2 — Changing the way we do scienceIn March 2019 I witnessed environmental scientists become champions for open data science when we brought the inaugural cohort of Openscapes Champions together for a summit in Santa Barbara, California. The summit was supported by Mozilla and hosted at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) with the…Data Science6 min readData Science6 min read
Published inRead, Write, Participate·Apr 28, 2019Openscapes Summit reflections — becoming championsIn March 2019 I witnessed environmental scientists become champions for open data science when we brought the inaugural cohort of Openscapes Champions together for a summit in Santa Barbara, California. The summit was supported by Mozilla and hosted at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) with the…Data Science6 min readData Science6 min read
Published inRead, Write, Participate·Mar 27, 2019Openscapes Champions incorporate open practices in their scienceWe are halfway through the Openscapes Champions program, which mentors scientists and empowers them and their labs with data science and open practices and helps grow the community of practice within the lab and beyond. This week we are meeting for a summit supported by my Mozilla Fellowship and hosted…Environment8 min readEnvironment8 min read
Published inRead, Write, Participate·Jan 29, 2019Introducing the Openscapes Champions ProgramBy engaging, empowering, and amplifying scientists with cross-cutting open data science approaches, Openscapes aims to create a more efficient and collaborative open culture in environmental science, to enable better science in less time. …Mozilla7 min readMozilla7 min read
Published inRead, Write, Participate·Nov 13, 2018Introducing OpenscapesI wrote this blog in preparation for MozFest — Mozilla’s annual festival for the open internet — October 2018, in London. …Data Science5 min readData Science5 min read
