[CAnet - news] YouTube for Science -SciVee

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[From a posting on Slashdot --BSA]

http://science.slashdot.org/science/07/08/19/1328253.shtml



Shipud writes "The National Science Foundation, Public Library of Science
and the San Diego Supercomputing Center have partnered to set up what can
best be described as a "YouTube for scientists", SciVee". Scientists can
upload their research papers, accompanied by a video where they describe the
work in the form of a short lecture, accompanied by a presentation. The
formulaic, technical style of scientific writing, the heavy jargonization
and the need for careful elaboration often renders reading papers a
laborious effort. SciVee's creators hope that that the appeal of a video or
audio explanation of paper will make it easier for others to more quickly
grasp the concepts of a paper and make it more digestible both to colleagues
and to the general public."

http://www.scivee.tv/



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