Science Is Open Software

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• random3 38 minutes ago
  Science is open, but science is not software and software definitely not science.
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  • jegp 36 minutes ago
    Did you read the post...?
• jegp 1 hour ago
  TL;DR I claim that modern science is synonymous with open source software. This post explains why, why it matters, and what you can (and should) do next.
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  • gradus_ad 53 minutes ago
    What's the equivalent of closed source?
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    • random3 41 minutes ago
      It’s research happening privately without publishing, usually going into products
    • jegp 43 minutes ago
      Equivalent? In the analogy of the math or physics results it would be a mental model in someone's brain that you can't access or verify. You just hope it's true