PLOScast

PLOScast

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PLOScast episodes

  • Episode 17 Part 1: The Science of Science featuring Eamon Duede
    In this PLOScast, Elizabeth Seiver speaks with Eamon Duede, Executive Director, Knowledge Lab about the science behind how new scientific discoveries come into existence.
    This is the first part of a two part series discussing the use of large-scale computation to help understand how knowledge comes into existence.
    For full show notes, see http://blogs.plos.org/plospodcasts/2016/12/27/the-science-of-science-part-1-an-interview-with-eamon-duede/
    53 min
  • Episode 16: Open Source Science Communities featuring Abigail Cabunoc Mayes
    In this PLOScast, Elizabeth speaks with Abigail Cabunoc Mayes, Lead Developer, Open Source Engagement at the Mozilla Foundation on building open source communities.
    The episode covers:
    • Challenges facing the OSS community
    • Early Career Researchers, Contributor badges and Open Data
    • Best coding languages for scientists
    • How to communicate with developers
    • Tips for getting involved in Open Source Science
    37 min
  • Episode 15: The Power of Preprints featuring James Fraser
    In this OA Week episode, Elizabeth Seiver speaks with James Fraser, Associate Professor at UCSF in the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences and a founding member of ASAPbio, about the scientist-driven mission to promote the use of preprints in the life sciences. The conversation covers the history of ASAPBio; the advantages of posting manuscripts to a preprint server; the impact preprints have on science journalism; and the relationship between Open Access and preprints.
    43 min
  • Episode 14: Understanding Altmetrics with Stacy Konkiel
    In this episode, we talk about what altmetrics are; how they are used; and why journal impact factors aren't enough to measure scientific research. Elizabeth Seiver is joined by Stacy Konkiel, Outreach & Engagement Manager at Altmetric.
    Show notes: http://blogs.plos.org/plospodcasts/2016/09/19/understanding-altmetrics-an-interview-with-stacy-konkiel/
    47 min
  • Episode 13: Fighting Link Rot: An interview featuring Geoff Bilder
    . In this PLOScast, Elizabeth Seiver speaks with Geoff Builder, Strategic Director at CrossRef, about link rot, unique digital identifiers and the infrastructure needed in order to support persistent links.
    This episode also covers:
    • The history of CrossRef
    • Why metadata is important for publishers
    • Organizational identifiers for institutions with ORCID and DataCite
    • Using DOIs for work other than journal articles such as books, software, figures and data
    • Benefits of DOIs for researchers
    36 min
  • Episode 11: Scholarly Books in the Digital World: An interview featuring Amy Brand
    The evolving scholarly publishing landscape has transformed the way scientific articles are created, distributed and shared; but how have these changes affected books? In this PLOScast, Elizabeth speaks with Amy Brand, the Director of MIT Press on the role of book publishing within scholarly publishing. Amy discusses vibrant book program at MIT Press and how the market for books is alive and well.
    42 min
  • Episode 10: Open Research Unlocks Career Opportunities: An interview featuring Meredith Niles
    In this PLOScast, Elizabeth Seiver speaks with Meredith Niles, an early career researcher and a member of the Board of Directors at PLOS, about all things Open, and how Open Access research played a role in her path to becoming an assistant professor of Nutrition and Food Sciences at the University of Vermont.
    If you’re a researcher interested in how Open research can impact your career, this episode is for you.
    Together they cover:
    -How Meredith landed her current position at UVM
    -The benefits and risks of publishing open access research
    -How to create a data management plan
    -Things to check before making your data open
    -How to handle impostor syndrome
    -Advice for early career researchers interested in making their research open.
    42 min

About PLOScast

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PLOScast is a regular PLOS podcast dedicated to interviewing innovators and thought leaders on scholarly publishing developments, the future of academia and the changing experiences of scientists. Hosted by PLOS Staff Researcher Elizabeth Seiver, the show explores all things Open (science, access and peer review), including research tools, ideas for improving science communication and the realities of the academic job market. In short, this podcast is for scientists and those who love them.