Star Hackers: Scientists Hold 1st Astronomy 'Hack Day

[michael gurstein]

http://news.yahoo.com/star-hackers-scientists-hold-1st-astronomy-hack-day-13
3632472.html

Astronomers have a "Big Data" problem. While telescopes around the world
record reams of data every day, researchers struggle to manage this surplus
of information. But there is a change brewing within the astronomy
community, one where researchers  assume many different roles: astronomer,
hacker and communicator.

DotAstronomy, a community that bridges the gap between science research and
computer coding, hosted the first "Hack Day" exclusively for astronomy in
the United States, last month at the Bit.ly headquarters in New York....

[Gerry Tychon]

That is interesting. I think astronomy has been one of the first fields to bridge the gap between the professional and the dedicated amateur -- a pro-am collaboration as it is called. I am not sure if that has been successfully done in other fields.

On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 1:06 PM, michael gurstein <[hidden email]> wrote:

<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/star-hackers-scientists-hold-1st-astronomy-hack-day-13 3632472.html" target="_blank">http://news.yahoo.com/star-hackers-scientists-hold-1st-astronomy-hack-day-13
3632472.html

Astronomers have a "Big Data" problem. While telescopes around the world
record reams of data every day, researchers struggle to manage this surplus
of information. But there is a change brewing within the astronomy
community, one where researchers  assume many different roles: astronomer,
hacker and communicator.

DotAstronomy, a community that bridges the gap between science research and
computer coding, hosted the first "Hack Day" exclusively for astronomy in
the United States, last month at the Bit.ly headquarters in New York....

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[michael gurstein]

I think this is a sort of variation on at least one of the types of citizen science labs/living labs that were originally developed in Holland but have now spread around the world (not sure about Canada…

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_lab

 

 

M

 

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That is interesting. I think astronomy has been one of the first fields to bridge the gap between the professional and the dedicated amateur -- a pro-am collaboration as it is called. I am not sure if that has been successfully done in other fields.

On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 1:06 PM, michael gurstein <[hidden email]> wrote:

http://news.yahoo.com/star-hackers-scientists-hold-1st-astronomy-hack-day-13
3632472.html

Astronomers have a "Big Data" problem. While telescopes around the world
record reams of data every day, researchers struggle to manage this surplus
of information. But there is a change brewing within the astronomy
community, one where researchers  assume many different roles: astronomer,
hacker and communicator.

DotAstronomy, a community that bridges the gap between science research and
computer coding, hosted the first "Hack Day" exclusively for astronomy in
the United States, last month at the Bit.ly headquarters in New York....

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[Michael Lenczner-2]

Here in Montreal, you can't throw a rock without hitting a living lab.
I know of three. And know of at least one other in Van. I imagine that
Toronto has them too.


On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 5:12 PM, michael gurstein <> wrote:

> I think this is a sort of variation on at least one of the types of citizen
> science labs/living labs that were originally developed in Holland but have
> now spread around the world (not sure about Canada…
>
>
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_lab
>
>
>
>
>
> M
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>
> From: [hidden email]
> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Gerry
> Tychon
> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 1:54 PM
> To: civicaccess discuss
> Subject: Re: [CivicAccess-discuss] Star Hackers: Scientists Hold 1st
> Astronomy 'Hack Day
>
>
>
> That is interesting. I think astronomy has been one of the first fields to
> bridge the gap between the professional and the dedicated amateur -- a
> pro-am collaboration as it is called. I am not sure if that has been
> successfully done in other fields.
>
> On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 1:06 PM, michael gurstein <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/star-hackers-scientists-hold-1st-astronomy-hack-day-13
> 3632472.html
>
> Astronomers have a "Big Data" problem. While telescopes around the world
> record reams of data every day, researchers struggle to manage this surplus
> of information. But there is a change brewing within the astronomy
> community, one where researchers  assume many different roles: astronomer,
> hacker and communicator.
>
> DotAstronomy, a community that bridges the gap between science research and
> computer coding, hosted the first "Hack Day" exclusively for astronomy in
> the United States, last month at the Bit.ly headquarters in New York....
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[michael gurstein]

Thanks Michael, I guess I'm a bit out of touch back here in Canada... (:

M

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Astronomy 'Hack Day

Here in Montreal, you can't throw a rock without hitting a living lab.
I know of three. And know of at least one other in Van. I imagine that
Toronto has them too.


On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 5:12 PM, michael gurstein <> wrote:

> I think this is a sort of variation on at least one of the types of
> citizen science labs/living labs that were originally developed in
> Holland but have now spread around the world (not sure about Canada.
>
>
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_lab
>
>
>
>
>
> M
>
>
>
> From: [hidden email]
> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Gerry
> Tychon
> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 1:54 PM
> To: civicaccess discuss
> Subject: Re: [CivicAccess-discuss] Star Hackers: Scientists Hold 1st
> Astronomy 'Hack Day
>
>
>
> That is interesting. I think astronomy has been one of the first
> fields to bridge the gap between the professional and the dedicated
> amateur -- a pro-am collaboration as it is called. I am not sure if
> that has been successfully done in other fields.
>
> On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 1:06 PM, michael gurstein <[hidden email]>

wrote:

>
> http://news.yahoo.com/star-hackers-scientists-hold-1st-astronomy-hack-
> day-13
> 3632472.html
>
> Astronomers have a "Big Data" problem. While telescopes around the
> world record reams of data every day, researchers struggle to manage
> this surplus of information. But there is a change brewing within the
> astronomy community, one where researchers  assume many different
> roles: astronomer, hacker and communicator.
>
> DotAstronomy, a community that bridges the gap between science
> research and computer coding, hosted the first "Hack Day" exclusively
> for astronomy in the United States, last month at the Bit.ly headquarters

in New York....

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