Sometimes even scientists have a hard time understanding the heavy, technical jargon of research papers. They're hoping that by sharing video presentations, ideas will flow more quickly within the scientific community and enable new ideas to evolve more quickly. The site was launched by the National Science Foundation, the San Diego Supercomputer Center and the Public Library of Science.
"SciVee also facilitates the creation of communities around specific articles and keywords," write the SciVee operators. "Use this medium to meet peers and future collaborators that share your particular research interests."
Implications - The Internet has enabled creative minds from around the world to collaborate, and niche social networks enable such collaboration to take place in a more intuitive manner.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Scientific Video Sharing
- There is an opportunity for new video-sharing platforms to cater specifically for the scientific community.
- Collaborative Communities
- There is an opportunity for platforms to facilitate the creation of communities around specific articles and keywords to meet peers and future collaborators.
- Simplifying Scientific Jargon
- There is an opportunity for platforms or tools to help simplify and explain scientific jargon to a wider audience.
Where This Applies
- Science and Research
- New video-sharing platforms and collaborative communities can disrupt the science and research industry by enabling faster knowledge sharing and collaboration between scientists.
- Education and Training
- Platforms or tools that simplify scientific jargon can disrupt the education and training industry by making scientific concepts more accessible to a wider audience.
- Social Networks
- Niche social networks catering to specific industries, such as the scientific community, can disrupt the social networks industry by providing more targeted and intuitive collaboration and knowledge-sharing opportunities.
