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Massively collaborative mathematics

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  • Timothy Gowers

    (University of Cambridge, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WB, UK, and a Royal Society 2010 Anniversary Research Professor. W.T.Gowers@dpmms.cam.ac.uk)

  • Michael Nielsen

    (Michael Nielsen is a Toronto-based writer and physicist working on a book about the future of science. mn@michaelnielsen.org)

Abstract

The 'Polymath Project' proved that many minds can work together to solve difficult mathematical problems. Timothy Gowers and Michael Nielsen reflect on the lessons learned for open-source science.

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  • Timothy Gowers & Michael Nielsen, 2009. "Massively collaborative mathematics," Nature, Nature, vol. 461(7266), pages 879-881, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:461:y:2009:i:7266:d:10.1038_461879a
    DOI: 10.1038/461879a
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    1. Didier Sornette & Thomas Maillart & Giacomo Ghezzi, 2014. "How Much Is the Whole Really More than the Sum of Its Parts? 1 ⊞ 1 = 2.5: Superlinear Productivity in Collective Group Actions," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(8), pages 1-15, August.
    2. Roberto Savona & Cristina Maria Alberini & Lucia Alessi & Iacopo Baussano & Petros Dellaportas & Ranieri Guerra & Sean Khozin & Andrea Modena & Sergio Pecorelli & Guido Rasi & Paolo Daniele Siviero & , 2023. "Towards a Framework for a New Research Ecosystem," Papers 2312.07065, arXiv.org, revised Dec 2023.
    3. Andrea Guazzini & Mirko Duradoni & Alessandro Lazzeri & Giorgio Gronchi, 2018. "Simulating the Cost of Cooperation: A Recipe for Collaborative Problem-Solving," Future Internet, MDPI, vol. 10(6), pages 1-17, June.
    4. Benedikt Fecher & Sascha Friesike, 2013. "Open Science: One Term, Five Schools of Thought," RatSWD Working Papers 218, German Data Forum (RatSWD).
    5. Sergio Rey, 2014. "Open regional science," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 52(3), pages 825-837, May.
    6. Daniel Mietchen, 2014. "The Transformative Nature of Transparency in Research Funding," PLOS Biology, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(12), pages 1-3, December.
    7. Taha Yasseri & Robert Sumi & András Rung & András Kornai & János Kertész, 2012. "Dynamics of Conflicts in Wikipedia," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 7(6), pages 1-12, June.
    8. Boudreau, Kevin J. & Lakhani, Karim R., 2015. "“Open” disclosure of innovations, incentives and follow-on reuse: Theory on processes of cumulative innovation and a field experiment in computational biology," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 44(1), pages 4-19.
    9. Perkmann, Markus & Schildt, Henri, 2015. "Open data partnerships between firms and universities: The role of boundary organizations," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 44(5), pages 1133-1143.
    10. Sascha Friesike & Bastian Widenmayer & Oliver Gassmann & Thomas Schildhauer, 2015. "Opening science: towards an agenda of open science in academia and industry," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, vol. 40(4), pages 581-601, August.

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