November 4, 2019

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The unreasonable effectiveness of open data, open source, and open science

The unreasonable effectiveness of open data, open source, and open science

Have you heard the story of a rock star, the school teacher and a cosmic mystery? Join Microsofts Joseph Sirosh for a conversation about how the unreasonable effectiveness of OPEN (source, data, science, cloud) is accelerating humanitys rate of progress.
Talk Title The unreasonable effectiveness of open data, open source, and open science
Speakers Joseph Sirosh (Compass)
Conference O’Reilly Open Source Convention
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Location Austin, Texas
Date May 16-19, 2016
URL Talk Page
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Have you heard the story of a rock star, the school teacher and a cosmic mystery? Join Microsoft’s Joseph Sirosh for a conversation about how the “unreasonable effectiveness” of OPEN (source, data, science, cloud) is accelerating humanity’s rate of progress.

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