There are many online forums and question-and-answer websites which provide further discussion about online scientific practices, organization, and team building. We provide a list of these websites as well as some interesting discussion threads on these sites.
Quora
Created in 2009, Quora is a general Q&A site where the majority of questions, answers, and organization is performed through its users. These questions are then organized into overarching topics. Some relevant topics and questions from Quora include:
Collaboration
- Is teamwork without meetings possible?
- When research in theoretical computer science is done in a team, how do the various members of the team split the work?
- Can excessive collaboratio lead to the very opposite of creativity?
Scientific Research
- What makes a productive PhD student and enables them to produce good quality research papers?
- Does the politics of academia hinder scientific research?
StackExchange
Originally created as StackOverflow in 2008, a Q&A site specifically for programmers and programming related questions, the website was expanded to become a network of Q&A websites encompassing many different topics, such as beer, the Japanese language, and website development. Some relevant StackExchanges are:
Academia - for questions about academia and higher education
- How is a paper with multiple authors usually written? by Math Newb
- How to achieve successful collaborations? by user102
- Any suggestions to create and maintain a good research atmosphere by seteropere
Community Building - for questions about online community management and moderation
- How do you justify moderator actions that are based on secret information? by Mad Scientist
- Detecting and preventing hostility to women? by Monica Cellio