Outside the Academy – DIY Science Communities

Watch the recording here: https://youtu.be/F-3UqK-xB0w

26/10/17 Keynote Talk
CC-BY-SA Lucy Patterson

Force 2017
Changing the Culture
https://www.force2017.org

Transcript

1. OUTSIDE THE
   ACADEMY
   DIY science communities
   Lucy Patterson @lu_cyP
   

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2. AUTUMN 2013
   FIRST BERLIN SCIENCE HACK DAY
   

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3. original laser pointer hack
   LASER PROJECTION
   MICROSCOPE
   

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4. Spitlamp
   HACK: SPITLAMP
   berlin.sciencehackday.org/2013/11/science-hack-day-berlin-1-was-great/
   

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5. SCIENCE HACK DAY BERLIN
   berlin.sciencehackday.org
   

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6. SCIENCE HACK DAY BERLIN
   berlin.sciencehackday.org
   

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7. SCIENCE
   WHAT?
   HACK: THE EVOLUTION
   MACHINE
   berlin.sciencehackday.org/2015/10/science-hack-day-berlin-2015-the-hacks/#evolution_machine
   

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8. HACK: DIY SCANNING TUNNELING
   MICROSCOPE
   berlin.sciencehackday.org/2015/10/science-hack-day-berlin-2015-the-hacks/#scanning_tunneling
   

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9. HACK: FEEL THE PLANET /
   PIMP YOUR DONG
   berlin.sciencehackday.org/2014/10/2014-hacks/6
   

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10. INTERDISCIPLINARY CO-CREATION
    

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11. DIY SCIENCE
    The practice or application
    of science outside of an
    institution
    

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12. PUBLICLAB
    publiclab.org
    

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13. NAPPY SCIENCE GANG
    nappysciencegang.wordpress.com
    

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14. OPEN SCIENCE HARDWARE
    COMMUNITY
    openhardware.science
    

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15. BIOHACKING
    / DIYBIO
    diybio.org
    hackteria.org
    lapaillasse.org
    brico.bio
    reagentlab.org
    hackuarium.ch
    genspace.org
    lifepatch.org
    counterculturelabs.org
    bioclub.org
    

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16. EPIPENCIL
    fourthievesvinegar.org
    

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17. OPEN INSULIN
    openinsulin.org
    

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18. OPEN SOURCE ESTROGEN
    maggic.ooo
    

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19. DIY SCIENCE:
    COMMON THEMES
    ● Passion
    ● Community
    ● Hacker mentality
    ● Social context
    

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20. LEAD BY
    SCIENTISTS
    CROWDSOURCING DATA COLLECTION
    CROWDSOURCING DATA ANALYSIS
    VOLUNTEER MONITORING
    DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING
    LEAD BY
    NON-SCIENTISTS
    DIY SCIENCE
    PATIENT INNOVATION
    PATIENT ACTIVISM / ADVOCACY
    NGOs & CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS
    IS IT CITIZEN SCIENCE?
    

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21. DIY SCIENCE:
    COMMON CHALLENGES
    ● (Financial) sustainability…
    ● Volunteer capacity is limited
    ● Community-building
    ● Knowledge-sharing*
    

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22. *KNOWLEDGE-SHARING
    ● Learning & co-creation: face-to-face, in forums
    ● Documentation of DIY instructions & protocols: platforms
    vary by community
    ● Open by default, but…
    ● Capacity is limited
    

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23. HOW DOES DIY SCIENCE CONNECT
    WITH ACADEMIC (OPEN) SCIENCE?
    

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24. DIVERSITY
    

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25. CONNECTION TO THE NEEDS OF
    SOCIETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
    

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26. ROUTES FOR KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER
    

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27. DIY SCIENCE
    appropriation
    ACADEMIA
    generation
    

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28. CLOSED TRANSPARENT POROUS
    OPEN SCIENCE
    

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29. OPEN SCIENCE
    

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30. HOW CAN WE SUPPORT
    DIY SCIENCE?
    ● Accessible funding for community
    managers
    ● Space, resources & equipment
    ● Local scientists
    

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31. THANK YOU!
    DIY SCIENCE NETWORK:
    https://github.com/DIYScience/DIYScience
    

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