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The network structure of scientific revolutions
Philosophers of science have long postulated how collective scientific
knowledge grows. Empirical validation has been challenging due to limitations
in collecting and systematizing large historical records. Here, we capitalize
on the largest online...
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Harang Ju
Our new work “The network structure of scientific revolutions” out in arxiv.org/abs/2010.08381. We use network science to operationalize and test philosophical theories about the development of scientific ideas on growing networks of hyperlinked articles on Wikipedia. 1/
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This physicist is trying to make sense of the brain’s tangled networks
Brought up to think she couldn’t go to college, Danielle Bassett now believes she can capture the brain’s dynamics in a set of equations to optimize learning or treat diseases