The document discusses how scientific research and discovery has historically occurred through conversation and debate. It provides examples of early scientific journals that documented discussions and debates among researchers. It also gives examples of individual researchers, such as Garrett Lisi, who utilized blogging and social media to engage in ongoing public discussion about their work. The document raises questions about how current social technologies are facilitating scientific conversations, how these conversations may be changing the nature of science and research, and how libraries and archives can track and preserve ongoing scientific discourse.

1. Science as Conversation, Conversation as Science PF Anderson, Emerging Technologies Librarian, Health Sciences Libraries, University of Michigan, pfa@umich.edu

9. Model of Lisi’a E8 figure

11. Where is the scientific conversation now?

12. Where is the scientific conversation now?