We are launching two new opportunities in Science: a Science EIR program & a Request for Ideas. Help us think scientifically about how to solve bottlenecks in publishing. Please spread the word!
Many exciting announcements rolled into one: we're thrilled to share that we've brought on
@catehall
as the new CEO of
@AsteraInstitute
to help drive forward our vision to amplify and accelerate science. Also, we're hiring! 🚀🧪
AI is about to change everything & Astera is on a mission to rebuild the machinery of science for a radically different future.
We’re hiring a visionary team to help leverage our $2.5B endowment to make science better, faster, cheaper & more widely shared.
The future is open 🧵
We’re excited to announce
@catehall
is joining us as Executive Director! Cate’s background ranges from law to professional poker to biotech, and we’re excited for her to bring her approach to experimentation, risk, and systems-level thinking to what we’re building.
Some exciting updates from
@AsteraInstitute
! Check out our new website for latest on our work in AGI, science, & climate 👇Quick thread on our newest area of growth - evolution of open scientific publishing 📖🧵
New Mars microbes lab just dropped. We
@AsteraInstitute
are so excited to be a part of their journey and seeing our scientist-in-residence
@erika_alden_d
take off!
Could open public review like the superconductor debate have sped up rigorous evals of ~4.6k journal articles that were retracted in 2022? If you think yes, put (our) money where your mouth is by enabling the experiment
For a long time I have had an interest in automatic theorem proving, and have done a small amount of research in the area. I am happy to say that I will soon be stepping up these efforts, thanks to a generous grant from the Astera Institute. 1/
Day 1 of the
@AsteraInstitute
workshop was so fun! Got to meet some sci twitter locals IRL and give em big ol hugs. Weirdly productive day with lots of cool discourse. Really looking forward to the report that comes out of this effort. Exciting. 🧬🚀💚
We are looking for people with the creative vision & technical skills to build new publishing tools to Upgrade Scientific Dialogue. Apply to our first Science Entrepreneur-in-Residence program.
Did you see we launched our first Science EIR program? Do you know any technical people who have the skills to build new publishing tools? Send them here
To shepherd this expanding program at
@AsteraInstitute
, we’re excited to welcome Michele Weber as our newly appointed Dir of Science w
@seemaychou
heading strategy. Read about our team:
Want to be considered for our Astera Science EIR program in 2023? Submit your materials by November 6. Applications received after the 6th will be reviewed in Q1 of 2024.
We're just a few hours away from the start of the Metascience 2023 Conference! Whether you're attending in person or virtually, join the conversation by using
#metascience2023
.
ℹ️ Agenda:
💻 Virtual Registration:
Where do you see clear technological bottlenecks currently limiting innovation in life sciences publishing? Send us your ideas for Unblocking Scientific Publishing.
#openscience
How we share info in life sciences impacts pace of progress. To spur innovation in how research results are exchanged & discussed, we intend to expand investment here. Stay tuned for more deets on this in coming months!
Reminder of the upcoming
#Metascience2023
conference! Should be an exciting one, and we've sponsored virtual streaming to expand access to this important conversation.
One week left until
#Metascience2023
! If you’re unable to join us in person, we are excited to announce that we are offering a free virtual streaming option. Streaming sponsored by
@AsteraInstitute
.
Agenda:
Virtual Registration:
Could new infrastructure improve scientific dialogue? Come help us build the upgrade. The opportunity for Science Entrepreneurs-in-Residence
@AsteraInstitute
is still open.
Have you been frustrated with the many problems plaguing scientific publishing? Send us your perspective on the technical bottlenecks that are limiting innovation in this space. We are collecting ideas here: