"Is publishing an amazing breakthrough paper enough to tackle global challenges?" @fcoloninFL - NOPE! i.e. #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction (SR: These are systems problems and scientists are often not plugged into getting their science to impact policy) #gyagm2024
Great question from audience: Much of academia is predicated on leaving ppl behind; what do we do about #statuseconomy #tenureandpromotion #researchassessment #gyagm2024
@aaberhe we need to respect the BIGGEST source of our funding -- THE PUBLIC. If we want to continue benefiting from public funding we have to rebuild trust in science and what we do. #equity #gyagm2024
@aaberhe "we've argued that publicly funded research is actually failing the public. We have a choice - we can continue to experience dwindling support of science and pay those consequences or we can be responsive to community/public needs." #equity #gyagm2024
@aaberhe "science cannot be inclusive if communities we impact don't trust us. This is on us." #openscience #gyagm2024
@sudipsparikh shouts out STEM opportunity alliance work @aaas stemmopportunity.org #equity #gyagm2024 #openscience
@sudipsparikh how do we widen aperture to include more voices:
1. @AAAS and similar orgs have to create space; Remove institutional barriers to publishing (publishing models are broken #APC called out specifically; @AAAS making #openaccess via #greenOA)
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Dr. Asmeret Berhe highlighting the real structural issues facing marginalized communities and what we can do #gyagm2024. We all have a personal responsibility to enable change. #equity #LeaveNoOneBehind
@aaberhe @doescience PIER plan - transformed application process so 8.8B in awards, you had to demonstrate that your research would be inclusive. science.osti.gov/grants/Appli... #inclusion #gyagm2024
@aaberhe led largest funder of physical sciences in a previous role @doescience -- really focused on building a vibrant US STM workforce- RENEW, FAIR, PIER plans genomicscience.energy.gov/renew-initia... #equity #DEI #openscience #gyagm2024
@aaberhe big reason is resources - the vast majority of research resources (90%) go to 2.5% academic institutions in the whole USA. Talent/genius is equally distributed. Means to leverage them are NOT. This is systemic. #openscience #equity #gyagm2024
@aaberhe "democratizing access to STEM" number of black students who got PhDs in geosciences in 2018 = 11. These are dismal numbers. #equity #diversity #gyagm2024
@FlavioCarvalha2 "We need redistribution now. We cannot wait one generation. Under-served groups want help NOW. They have to be tackled through policies." #inequality #redistribution #gyagm2024
@FlavioCarvalha2 consequences of inequality:
Violence, political participation skewed toward the wealthy, resources further concentrated among the few/wealthy. Social scientists and public agree on these dangerous consequences #inequality #gyagm2024
@FlavioCarvalha2 kicks off with a definition of inequality. "We need to think about 'even distribution." (SR: Brings to mind equity vs. equality - is this nuance missing?) #openscience #gyagm2024
@mohumanorg just told the #gyagm2024 that marginalized communities can't help themselves and so the @GlobalYAcademy scientists have to step up. He recounted a story about how a latino woman cried at his near death experience and said "God sent him back to their David." #weird
@mohumanorg - advocated for local communities to enable community mesh networks #digitalinclusion #digitalskills training etc- Now #infrastructurebill funds 65B in broadband - assuming everyone has internet is a big mistake #digitaldivide = marginalized #gyagm2024
@mohumanorg - digital divide really exacerbated by COVID. Those w/o internet (in the US) - 1 in 5 did not have at home internet on computer/phone. Kids couldn't go to school/parents couldn't work. No telemedicine; ISPs themselves perpetuated this #gyagm2024
@GlobalYAcademy #gyagm2024 - let's keep these intros shorter. It's all available online. Let's get to the substance of the discussion. #LittleLessConversationALittleMoreAction
Hima Around
@VanderbiltU
moderating next session: #LeaveNoOneBehind is second principle of #unitednations 2030 plan. (SR: Finally diving into discussions of marginalized communities - like 80% of natural resource protected by indigenous communities) #openscience #RightThingToDo #gyagm2024
Next up #gyagm2024: @sudipsparikh @aaberhe @mohumanorg @FlavioCarvalha2 on #NoOneLeftBehind #openscience ...
Again, appreciate that #gyagm2024 are cheering on @GlobalYAcademy and young scientists but the glossing over of systemic challenges many of them will face is unfortunate. 🎉🎉 is nice but a frank discussion of real challenges would have been more interesting... #DEI #openscience
@vgcerf : You're young. You have plenty of time. Don't waste it. #gyagm2024
@STASatState Patricia Gruber reiterating that scientists needs to be better story teller. Doesn't matter what scientists do/value they bring, if no one understands it. #openscience #sciencecommunication #gyagm2024
Next up: Dr. Ponpang Kaewtatip (Thailand Research Sci/Innovation), @MeghanaGadgil, @pk_mante, Gregory Weiss (@UCIrvine) Kimberly Montgomery (@AAAS) - bridging the gap and paving the way for future leaders #gyagm2024 #openscience
@GlobalYAcademy #gyagm2024 emphasizing the importance of communication of further the impact/understanding of science (SR: this continues to be a weak muscle for working scientists...) #openscience
Not clear why opening #gyagm2024 has just turned into advice to young scientists. That's nice but it's not the question (which is how diversity fosters innovation...) Young voices are key of course but can't we zoom out? @Marcia4Science @STASatState @vgcerf #openscience
@vgcerf means well but his referring to the female scientists on stage as "ladies" and pointing to Tom Sawyer as an ideal example of someone who "sells" well are just a tad #facepalm #OWM #DEI #gyagm2024
#Gyagm2024 morning panelists (McNutt, Cerf, and Gruber) discussing inclusion as key to innovation but are mostly focusing on international collaboration. Very little mention of diversity understood as including excluded voices... #openscience #DEI
@vgcerf "we were all young once. You have plenty of time and you're too young to know 'you can't do that.' Us olds tend to go to "why it can't work" -- the young have to push back on this." #gyagm2024 #openscience
