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Re: [ontolog-forum] NYT Rare Sharing of Data Leads to Progress on Alzhei

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From: "Joanne Luciano (gmail)" <jluciano@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:34:20 -0400
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Johh, I absolutely agree.    (01)

Especially with the last point, by Aiken.    (02)

Thanks for those thoughts,    (03)

Joanne    (04)

On Aug 14, 2010, at 5:35 PM, John F. Sowa wrote:    (05)

> Matt and Joanne,
>
> There is a way to reward academics, even when they share data.
>
> MV>> Well it seems like a utopian model, but at the same time
>>> in academics you are judged on your papers and grants.
>>> So without some exclusivity it is difficult for academics to cope.
>
> JL> I hear ya, however, it may be time for a change.  Data are already
>> out there, being shared and reused, and the trend is increasing. So,
>> we either figure out ways to recognize and reward "sharing" or suffer
>> the ultimate consequences...
>
> The point I would make is that science is more than data.  It requires
> some new discovery based on that data.  Richard Hamming's point about
> computation is significant:
>
>    "The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers."
>
> What's important is the insight, and that is what academics (and
> commercial inventors) should be rewarded for.  But I recognize
> that digging out kinds of data requires a lot of hard work that
> somebody has to pay for.  That is an important question to address.
>
> I'd also like to quote another computer scientist, Howard Aiken:
>
>    "Don't worry about people stealing your ideas.  If your ideas
>    are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats."
>
> John Sowa
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