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Top Stories: August 1-5, 2011

Our fragile modern systems, the G+ Effect, and science gets democratized.

by Mac Slocum | @macslocum | +Mac Slocum | August 5, 2011

This week on O'Reilly: The fragility of our modern systems was made clear to Tim O'Reilly during a recent trip, Jonathan Reichental defined the G+ Effect, and we learned what can happen when the barriers to scientific exploration come down.

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Science hacks chip away at the old barriers to entry

Science hacks chip away at the old barriers to entry

Access to data and tools is putting scientific exploration into anyone's hands.

by Audrey Watters | @audreywatters | +Audrey Watters | August 1, 2011

How can opening access to scientific data, equipment and lab space spur innovation? BioCurious' Eri Gentry and Ariel Waldman from Spacehack.org share a few ideas.

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