Nullius in Verba1: Advancing Data Transparency in Industrial Ecology

Big Data and Industrial Ecology

Many have witnessed the increasing popularity of “big data” in the past couple of years. Indeed, big data has been transforming how business is done in many industries. For example, online advertisements are increasingly customized for individual consumers based on their purchase history. Big data has also instigated many new areas of investigation, mostly in fields such as computer sciences an...

Advancing frontiers in industrial health.

Industrial Ecology in Practice

The exchange of wastes, by-products, and energy among closely situated firms is one of the distinctive features of the applications of industrial ecological principles.This at= ticle examines the industrial district at Kalundborg, Denmark, often labeled as an “industrial ecosystem” or “industrial symbiosis” because ofthe many links among the firms.The forces that led to its evolution and to the...

Human Ecology: Industrial Ecology

Industrial Ecology aims to inform decision making about the environmental impacts of industrial production processes by tracking and analyzing resource use and flows of industrial products, consumer products and wastes. Quantifying the patterns of use of materials and energy in different societies is one area of research in Industrial Ecology. An extensive literature is devoted in particular to...

Preface: Nullius in Verba

The origins of the scientific method, epitomized by Sir Francis Bacon’s work in the early 1600s, amount to insistence on direct evidence. This is reflected in the motto of The Royal Society, founded in 1660: Nullius in verba, which roughly means “take nobody’s word for it.”1 Fellows of the Royal Society did not consider a claim to be scientifically established unless it had been demonstrated ex...