The document discusses the concept of service-oriented science and describes several key aspects: 1) People can create services (data, code, instruments), discover and decide whether to use existing services, and compose services to create new functions. 2) Services are hosted by "someone else" so individuals do not need expertise in operating services and computers. It is hoped this entity can manage security, reliability, and scalability. 3) Discovery, composition, publishing, and hosting of services are important aspects that enable service-oriented science. Standards, registries, tagging, and social networks help with discovery, while workflows, containers, and dynamic provisioning support composition and hosting at scale.