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Data — from objects to assets

How did data get so big? Through political, social and economic interests, shows Sabina Leonelli, in the fourth essay on how the past 150 years have shaped the science system, marking Nature’s anniversary.
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    1. Sabina Leonelli is professor of philosophy and history of science at the University of Exeter, UK.

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Data. The confusingly plural cornerstone of research. The grounding for a scientific understanding of the world. Lightning rods for the negotiation of political, social and economic interests.

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Nature 574, 317-320 (2019)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-03062-w

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