Dashun Wang
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Kellogg Chair of Technology, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
AI agents are "airplanes for the mind" - check out my latest piece in Nature. The question is not whether machines replace scientists, but what kind of scientist emerges when we learn to fly.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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AI agents are âaeroplanes for the mindâ: five ways to ensure that scientists are responsible pilots
As artificial-intelligence systems take on more of the scientific workflow, the central goal should not be complete automation, but designing platforms that preserve creativity, responsibility and sur...
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00665-y
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Zander Furnas
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I've got a piece out today
@theatlantic.com
with
@dashunwang.bsky.social
on how the Republican Party in Congress continues to fund science, pushing back against the Trump Administration's most anti science funding proposals. (gift link)
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The Republicans Made Peace With Science
The Trump administrationâs hostility to science is real, but it isnât matched by the rest of the GOPâs.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/republicans-democrats-science-funding-trump/685996/?gift=mUz3Qz0qM0dfkimXxtFcPIyAjfgQtPFBBP8Gg8vmX34&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Nature Computational Science
4 months ago
đąOut now!
@dashunwang.bsky.social
and colleagues introduce SciSciGPT, a prototype AI collaborator for the domain of science of science that streamlines a wide range of empirical and analytical research tasks.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
#cssky
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SciSciGPT: advancing humanâAI collaboration in the science of science - Nature Computational Science
SciSciGPT is an open-source prototype AI collaborator that explores the use of LLM research tools to automate workflows, support diverse analytical approaches and enhance reproducibility in the domain...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43588-025-00906-6?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=natcomputsci
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Postdoc openings at Kellogg/Northwestern! Review begins Feb 15 (rolling until filled). Apply / details:
www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/academics-re...
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Join the CSSI Team
https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/academics-research/science-of-science/faculty-and-contributors/join-the-community/
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Dashun Wang
Amaral Lab
8 months ago
This was a very insightful read! There is a price to pay for making hard pivots in science and technology. By
@dashunwang.bsky.social
's group. Read here:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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The pivot penalty in research - Nature
An analysis of millions of scientific papers and patents reveals a âpivot penaltyâ when researchers shift direction, with the impact of studies decreasing rapidly the further they move from their prev...
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09048-1
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Mary Elizabeth Sutherland
10 months ago
What happens when scientists leave their original research theme to explore a new field? A new
@nature.com
paper by
@dashunwang.bsky.social
et al quantifies this "pivot" and shows that it comes at a cost: work in new fields receives relatively fewer citations đ§Ș
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The pivot penalty in research - Nature
An analysis of millions of scientific papers and patents reveals a âpivot penaltyâ when researchers shift direction, with the impact of studies decreasing rapidly the further they move from their prev...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09048-1
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Dashun Wang
11 months ago
Do US politicians listen to science? Democrat-led congressional committees and leftwing think tanks cite research papers more than their rightwing counterparts, finds vast analysis by
@dashunwang.bsky.social
@alexanderfurnas.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
With comments from
@ejfagan.com
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