Towards Modular Open Science Science is trapped in a paper-shaped box. In this talk at the ATProto community, Rowan Cockett introduces the structural states of scientific components — the floor, the buckets, and the shelf — and m...

My keynote at the @atproto.science conference about Modular Science last week!

The recording and writeup are here:
articles.continuousfoundation.org/articles/tow...

The scientific article is the album. What is a song?

Modular Peer Review Working Group A working group hosted by Continuous Science Foundation (CSF) and PREreview exploring how peer review can evolve in a modular publishing ecosystem.

🚀 To move beyond end-point peer review, PREreview & @continuous.foundation are co-leading the Modular Peer Review Working Group.

60+ people from diverse backgrounds and regions have joined this space for co-creation.

Take a look at their first session outputs and follow along👇
bit.ly/modular-wg

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“In a physical world of .. printed journals, bundling made sense. In a digital world, we are increasingly constrained by boundaries that no longer make sense. In a world of AI, what does the bundle prevent us from seeing?” 🎯

Great piece by @row1.ca on unbundling research into modular knowledge! >

This article on a similar theme is better because it recognises that it's not just for AI it's also for humans, and it's not about breaking down papers into "atoms of knowledge" but about reusable components for ongoing research (not the same).

bsky.app/profile/cont...

Scientists dancing on a stack of papers with musical notes. 🎶

Access removes locks. Structure creates movement.
Why modular science changes everything.

We unpack it here 👇

articles.continuousfoundation.org/articles/how...

Feels like a moment, CSF now has a ROR!
ror.org/00zwsrq61

Thanks @researchorgs.bsky.social. 🚀

🗓️ Kickoff: Jan 22, 2026 at 18:00 UTC
📆 Sessions: Feb 17 (18:00 UTC), Mar 17 (17:00 UTC), Apr 21 (17:00 UTC), May 19 (17:00 UTC), June 16 (17:00 UTC)

The Modular Peer Review Working Group with our partners @prereview.bsky.social kicks off in January. Join the cohort shaping how we review modular research outputs like data, code, methods and visuals.

continuousfoundation.org/peer-form

The Modular Peer Review Working Group we co-organized with @continuous.foundation kicks off in January, 2026!

🚀 Join the cohort shaping how we review modular research outputs like data, code, methods, and visuals.

Sign up here: continuousfoundation.org/peer-form

Photo of a group of 20 people in an open space with windows and desks. People are in a standard group photo pose facing the camera and smiling.

Building trust, building together: In San Diego @continuous.foundation & openRxiv hosted a workshop bringing together developers of scientific communications tools. Implementation focused, and most importantly we got to work together.
Learn more: articles.continuousfoundation.org/articles/sci...

A federated architecture is emerging. More about what's next in 2026. 🚀

Real change happens when people build together. In San Diego, @openrxiv.bsky.social and CSF brought tool builders and researchers into one room to share a keyboard, test ideas, and prototype modular, machine readable publishing.

Learn more: articles.continuousfoundation.org/articles/sci...

📣 NEW PUBLIC WEBINAR: From Tools to Adoption: A Path to Modular and Interactive Scientific Publishing

📅 December 1st | 8 AM PDT / 11 AM EDT / 4PM GMT / 5PM CET

Learn the outcomes from a recent meeting that focused on laying the foundation for machine-readable research publishing.

Schedule:

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🚀 Exciting news! The SciPy 2025 Proceedings are officially published:
👉 proceedings.scipy.org/2025

Huge thanks to the Proceedings Committee, @curvenote.com, Jim Weiss, all the authors, and reviewers who made this happen. 🙌

openRxiv logo with balloons displayed at the celebration dinner.

The @openrxiv.bsky.social community is charting the future of preprints — not just as papers, but as connected nodes in the open research web.

Our reflections + @row1.ca's lightning talk on building continuous, connected publishing.

curvenote.com/blog/czi-ope...

The Reuse Incentives Working Group will explore what drives researchers to share and reuse modular outputs—from figures and code to data and methods and how we can design better systems and incentives to make it worthwhile.

@creativecommons.bsky.social and @continuous.foundation are teaming up to make reuse the default for modular science.

Join the cohort working to shape incentives for reuse in modular science. The group will kick off in January 2026.

Apply by Sunday, Nov 30
continuousfoundation.org/reuse-form

Quote over a scenic mountain landscape at sunset. The quote reads: “I am seeing this as a turning point at a crucial time.” — Tracy Teal, openRxiv. Snow-covered mountains rise in the background under a clear sky, with evergreen trees and a warm orange glow at the horizon.

Introducing #ComposableScience, a new paradigm for the way science is communicated. Where data, code, figures are shared & credited. Where we can reuse and build on others' work easily.

Share your story & help shape how we make modular science a reality 👉 continuousfoundation.org/get-involved

We have an open call with @continuous.foundation for a Modular Style Peer Review Working Group to:
🌻 Co-create practical models for reviewing non-traditional outputs
🌻 Build trust without gatekeeping
🌻 Design review processes that reflect researcher needs

Join us: continuousfoundation.org/peer-form

Thanks to @navigation.org for making it all possible. 🚀

We named a movement. Composable Science. Not just a model. A mindset. Modular. Discoverable. Creditable. Reusable.

Science that doesn’t sit in a drawer. It gets passed on, credited, remixed, and reapplied. Faster to share. Faster to find. Faster to use.

Continuous Science Foundation Workshop — Banff 2025 In May 2025, a diverse group of researchers, funders, technologists, and advocates gathered in Banff to reimagine the future of scientific communication. Through case studies, system mapping, storytel...

In May we hosted a convergence in Banff, Canada. The group gathered to ask better questions of science communication. Not just what’s broken?—but what could be?

We surfaced stories, tools, and a hunger for something more open, more connected.

articles.continuousfoundation.org/articles/ban...

Some work getting started over the last year at Continuous Science Foundation; not psychology specifically.

continuousfoundation.org

Inspired by the conversations at our workshop last week, we are more convinced than ever. We can't keep treating broken systems like sacred ones.

It is time to build what science actually needs — here to do it together.

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We had an amazing meeting in Banff this week with 22 open sci nice advocates. More to come soon!

articles.continuousfoundation.org/articles/ban...

Excited to see what comes out of the Continuous Science summit this week!

@continuous.foundation

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