Collective Grassroots Knowledge Generation with Lab Discourse Graphs

Watch a Topos Institute Colloquium talk exploring how discourse graphs can revolutionize scientific research coordination and knowledge synthesis. Learn how breaking scientific research into atomic components - questions, claims, and evidence - connected through semantic graphs helps cell biology labs streamline their collective research efforts. Discover how lab members leverage these graphs to identify research questions, maintain hypothesis focus, document findings, and share results with clear provenance. Explore real-world examples of how this collaborative approach enables organic model evolution through bottom-up knowledge synthesis, with researchers reporting improved thinking processes, better question orientation, and increased sense of accomplishment. Gain insights into an ongoing user pilot aimed at expanding these benefits through accessible tools and interoperable graphs to enable broader collective knowledge generation across research communities.