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Out of office: holiday mode activated
Out of office: holiday mode activated
As the year winds down, the Netherlands eScience Center editorial team will be taking a short hiatus for the holidays to recharge and…
Netherlands eScience Center
Dec 20, 2024
Amsterdam as seen by a weather model
Amsterdam as seen by a weather model
Visualizing local climate zones in 3D with the Cityblocks package
Peter Kalverla
Dec 10, 2024
How much research output is really open, and how can we tell?
How much research output is really open, and how can we tell?
Written by Esther Plomp, Meron Vermaas, Carlos Martinez-Ortiz, Nemo Andrea, Ewan Cahen, Felix Weijdema, Dorien Huijser, Marta Teperek…
Netherlands eScience Center
Dec 5, 2024
Tackling Advent of Code
Tackling Advent of Code
By Ewan Cahen
Netherlands eScience Center
Dec 3, 2024
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Beyond research
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From Corridor Coincidences to Cellular Cartography: The grlc Story
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Oct 24, 2024
The magic of teaching about the anti-magic of generative AI
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Why should you care about reproducible code — and how to get started?
Why should you care about reproducible code — and how to get started?
On 23 April 2024, the first ‘National Research Software Day’ took place in Hilversum, the Netherlands. During the unconference part of the…
Netherlands eScience Center
Sep 24, 2024
National Research Software Day: National Infrastructures for Sustainable Software
National Research Software Day: National Infrastructures for Sustainable Software
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Netherlands eScience Center
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A Helpful Noob
A Helpful Noob
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Research software is critical to the future of AI-driven research
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Netherlands eScience Center
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Decoding Research Software Impact: A Collaborative Journey
Decoding Research Software Impact: A Collaborative Journey
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What Research Software Engineers can learn from Taylor Swift
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Procedural Programming
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Quantum Computing for Quantum Chemistry with qc2
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Brainstorming on the success of a research software catalogue
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Researchers reflect on the whys and hows of scientific software catalogues
Netherlands eScience Center
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A Tale of Tallness
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In the past two centuries, the Dutch have become the tallest people of the planet. What factors caused this remarkable development? This is…
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The ‘do-it-yourself’ Computed Tomography scanner
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Henry, the City Tweaker
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Python’s timeit: Find the fastest code in no time
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Sander van Rijn
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Christiaan Meijer
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The Dystopian Mirage: Blogging’s Descent with My Involvement
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The FAIR for Research Software Principles after two years: an adoption update
The FAIR for Research Software Principles after two years: an adoption update
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How to manage your IP address in Python
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This post is the first of a series of blog posts arising from a collaboration between the eScience Center and the ODISSEI Social Data…
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