Encouraging a ‘data sufficiency’ mindset is key for responsible research

Heeren, Alexandre
(2025) Nature — Vol. 643, n° 8073, p. 913 (2025)

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This Correspondence argues that research emissions stem less from travel than from repeated data collection. I call for a data sufficiency mindset—collecting only when necessary and maximizing reuse—and for open-data practices that are greener, cheaper, more inclusive, and better incentivized.
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Heeren, A. (2025). Encouraging a ‘data sufficiency’ mindset is key for responsible research. Nature, 643(8073), 913. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-02318-y (Original work published 2025)