Data Science and Scientific Discovery: New Approaches to Nature’s Complexity

For our May Meetup, we're very pleased to have Dr. John Rumble from R&R Data Services share his views of how Data Science and Scientific Data interact. Among many other professional accomplishments, he co-founded the CODATA Data Science Journal, and during his many years at NIST, he led the development of standards for representation and management of scientific data. Dr. Rumble talk is... [read more]

For our May Meetup, we're very pleased to have Dr. John Rumble from R&R Data Services share his views of how Data Science and Scientific Data interact. Among many other professional accomplishments, he co-founded the CODATA Data Science Journal, and during his many years at NIST, he led the development of standards for representation and management of scientific data. Dr. Rumble talk is entitled Data Science and Scientific Discovery: New Approaches to Nature’s Complexity.

6:30pm -- Networking and Refreshments
7:00pm -- Introduction
7:10pm -- Dr. Rumble's presentation and Q&A
around 8:30pm -- Adjourn for Data Drinks

Abstract

As we approach an era in which virtually all scientific and technical (S&T) data are generated, collected, managed, accessed, and exploited digitally, we can ask how emerging Data Science technology and tools will impact science and scientific discovery. The federal government and many individual scientific disciplines are bringing new focus to S&T data with new initiatives called “Big Data” and “The Fourth Paradigm.” To appreciate the challenges and opportunities, it is critical to understand the complexity of nature and how that affects the application of Data Science techniques to S&T Big Data. In my talk I will discuss issues such as (1) independent variables and the growth of knowledge, (2), correlation and causation â€

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