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Withholding data: bad science or scientific misconduct? Some of the topics discussed: Dan raises privacy issues surrounding sharing data What are the limits of AI to identify people from 'un-identifiable' data? The new age of sharing data What grinds Dan's gears Requesting data from people who said that they'd actually share their data James' experiences with requesting data Dan offers a solution for accessing data via an independent 3rd party When is a data request 'vexatious'? Hiding data vs. just being lazy with data management The importance of sharing your analysis code along with the data Version controlling manuscripts How much will open data actually improve science? 'Fake' journals masquerading as real ones Australia's windfarm commissioner (a real thing, unfortunalty) Australian coffee vs. the rest of the world Our Twitter followers numbers have surpassed our Facebook fans! Links The paper on requesting data http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22686633 The blog post on whether withholding your d