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Curvenote @curvenote.com · 1d

We’re proud to launch our SCMS — a platform that turns data, code, and figures into living, connected research ready to share and build on. Read the announcement here → bit.ly/3KGqHK8

Curvenote founder, Rowan Cockett CEO on the left, and Steve Purves CTO on the right.

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Rowan Cockett @row1.ca · 6d

Thanks @renderg.host — means a lot. 🚀

Very, very, excited by this next part of our journey. And trying to keep the focus... 🔎

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Curvenote @curvenote.com · 6d

We’ve been on a journey to close the gap of fragmented workflows, lost credit, and disconnected tools. Our new platform turns scattered outputs into dynamic, connected and reusable research components.

Learn more about why science needs an SCMS → curvenote.com/blog/why-sci...

Here at Curvenote, we’ve been on a journey to create systems and workflows that reimagine scientific communication and collaboration. Over the last five years, we’ve been focused on a universal problem: science is advancing faster than the systems we use to organize and share it.

curvenote.com

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Rowan Cockett @row1.ca · 21d

This is great - I was searching too narrowly in bibtex land. Thank you!

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Rowan Cockett @row1.ca · 21d

For data-citation principles, does anyone know how to use bibtex to indicate that things are a dataset?

I am seeing a lot of `[dataset]` in text in the title, which doesn't do a great job in translating to machine-readable data.

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Rowan Cockett @row1.ca · Jul 26

Thanks. :)

Solution can be applied to those marks for sure. Generally both the shortcuts are the same across apps though, and users know them, so it is less necessary IMO.

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Rowan Cockett @row1.ca · Jul 17

So excited to have @buildwithjill.bsky.social on the @curvenote.com team. 🚀🚀

Curvenote @curvenote.com · Jul 16

Announcing a key addition to our team: @buildwithjill.bsky.social, our Product Lead.

With Jillian’s leadership, we’re evolving Curvenote into a platform where scientific work—figures, code, data, text—can be easily created, connected, reused, and shared.

Read more: curvenote.com/blog/jillian...

From PDFs to Possibilities - Curvenote Blog

Welcoming product visionary Jillian Hale as we build a modular, dynamic future for research. Jillian’s background spans product strategy, communication, and platform design. She brings a unique blend ...

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Curvenote @curvenote.com · Jul 16

Announcing a key addition to our team: @buildwithjill.bsky.social, our Product Lead.

With Jillian’s leadership, we’re evolving Curvenote into a platform where scientific work—figures, code, data, text—can be easily created, connected, reused, and shared.

Read more: curvenote.com/blog/jillian...

From PDFs to Possibilities - Curvenote Blog

Welcoming product visionary Jillian Hale as we build a modular, dynamic future for research. Jillian’s background spans product strategy, communication, and platform design. She brings a unique blend ...

curvenote.com

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scipyconf.bsky.social @scipyconf.bsky.social · Jul 9

📣 Shoutout to our Gold Sponsors for helping make #SciPy2025 an unforgettable experience! Your support fuels the talks, tutorials, and hallway moments that bring this community together. 🌟

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Curvenote @curvenote.com · Jul 4

Sharing a milestone on our mission: $1.4M in seed funding secured to expand our infrastructure, strengthen community partnerships, and double down on our vision to make scientific knowledge modular, discoverable, and enduring.

Read more: curvenote.com/news/curveno...

Curvenote Raises $1.4M Seed Round to Power the Future of Modular Scientific Communication - Curvenote News

YC-backed company is building sustainable, interoperable tools for open science with a focus on reusable interactive content, computational workflows, and long-term infrastructure.

curvenote.com

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Rowan Cockett @row1.ca · Jun 27

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PREreview @prereview.bsky.social · Jun 27

We have an open call with @continuous.foundation for a Modular Style Peer Review Working Group to:
🌻 Co-create practical models for reviewing non-traditional outputs
🌻 Build trust without gatekeeping
🌻 Design review processes that reflect researcher needs

Join us: continuousfoundation.org/peer-form

Peer Review Working Group Form | Join the Peer Review Innovation — Continuous Science Foundation

Participate in shaping modular peer review with the Continuous Science Foundation and PreReview, fostering ongoing scientific conversations and transparency.

continuousfoundation.org

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Rowan Cockett @row1.ca · Jun 25

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Stéfan van der Walt @mentat.za.net · Jun 24

@mystmd.org 1.5 is out, along with an updated web theme!

github.com/jupyter-book...

github.com/jupyter-book...

Improved site footers, hidden entries and external URLs in table of contents, better UI for in-browser execution plus improved docs and bug-fixes.

Release [email protected] · jupyter-book/mystmd

(full changelog) Enhancements made 🗾 HTML Image Width #2111 (@rowanc1, @changeset-bot) 👽 Handle external URL specified in TOC #2102 (@stefanv, @fwkoch, @choldgraf, @mfisher87, @rowanc1, @changeset...

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Continuous Science Foundation @continuous.foundation · Jun 16

In May we hosted a convergence in Banff, Canada. The group gathered to ask better questions of science communication. Not just what’s broken?—but what could be?

We surfaced stories, tools, and a hunger for something more open, more connected.

articles.continuousfoundation.org/articles/ban...

Continuous Science Foundation Workshop — Banff 2025

In May 2025, a diverse group of researchers, funders, technologists, and advocates gathered in Banff to reimagine the future of scientific communication. Through case studies, system mapping, storytel...

articles.continuousfoundation.org

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Chris Holdgraf @choldgraf.com · Jun 13

Release notes from the 1.4 release of @mystmd.org - the team made a bunch of improvements on social media links, plugin functionality, and documentation for contributors and developers!

github.com/jupyter-book...

Release mystmd v1.4.0 · jupyter-book/mystmd

(full changelog) Enhancements made 💬 Add social media project frontmatter #2021 (@kne42, @agoose77, @fwkoch, @rowanc1, @choldgraf, @artoftheblue) Complete ipynb export support #1915 (@kp992, @agoo...

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Continuous Science Foundation @continuous.foundation · May 30

We had an amazing meeting in Banff this week with 22 open sci nice advocates. More to come soon!

articles.continuousfoundation.org/articles/ban...

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Steve Purves @opensci.dev · Jun 5

It was great to be getting some improvements to our checks UI into production yesterday! automated checks are run whenever something is submitted from the CLI or GitHub automations, and apply rules to the document structure - now with an improved surface for configuration @curvenote.com

Screen that allows configuration of automated checks on different article kinds within the Curvenote publishing system.

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Rowan Cockett @row1.ca · May 30

So many amazing insights and movement this week in Banff at the Continuous Science meeting.

Continuous Science Foundation @continuous.foundation · May 30

We had an amazing meeting in Banff this week with 22 open sci nice advocates. More to come soon!

articles.continuousfoundation.org/articles/ban...

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Rowan Cockett @row1.ca · May 21

Very excited to share some of the work we have been putting into Continuous Science Foundation.

continuousfoundation.org

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scipyconf.bsky.social @scipyconf.bsky.social · Apr 25

📢 We're looking for reviewers for the #SciPy2025 Proceedings! 🚀

🙋‍♀️ If you're interested or want to nominate someone, fill out this short form:

forms.gle/kuVdZenq5XrS...

SciPy Proceedings Reviewer Suggestions

Thank you for your interest in the SciPy 2025 conference. As part of the conference, a proceedings journal is being organized, for which we are organizing reviewers. If you would like to nominate…

forms.gle

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Rowan Cockett @row1.ca · May 9

Thank you. :)

Ideas are taking shape. Very excited to work these through with folks in the coming months and years. 🚀🚀

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Ronen Tamari @ronentk.me · May 5

Very exciting directions being developed by
@row1.ca and team at continuousfoundation.org 👀

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · Apr 25

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

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Kristen Ratan @kristenratan.bsky.social · Mar 18

I love this - such a clear and lovely description of what research communication could be!

Mike Morrison @mikemorrison.bsky.social · Mar 18

If we want more reproducible science, then we have to make science easier to reproduce.

Here is an early demo of a step towards that: Scalable, one-click access to re-run the LIVE code & data behind the study.
youtu.be/7AXxZ0a1ws0

#SciPub #ScienceUX

Edit a scientific study in one click?

Stand on the shoulders of giants, in one click, with the new "Open in Jupyter Lab" button. Compatible with all open-source MystMarkdown sites, and of course ...

youtu.be

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