3 papers
physics.soc-ph2026
Human-AI Collaboration in Science at Scale: A Global Large-scale Randomized Field Experiment
Binglu Wang, Weixin Liang, Jiahui Xue +4
Collaboration is the defining mode of modern science, yet its core mechanism -- feedback -- remains hard to observe, difficult to scale, and unequally distributed. Here we test whe…
physics.soc-ph2026
Universal Dynamics of Punctuated Progress
Yian Yin, Dashun Wang
Scientific and technological frontiers advance through punctuated dynamics, yet the principles governing these dynamics remain poorly understood. Here we collect and analyze datase…
physics.soc-ph2025
Synthesis of innovation and obsolescence
Edward D. Lee, Christopher P. Kempes, Manfred D. Laubichler +14
Innovation and obsolescence describe the dynamics of ever-churning social and biological systems, from the development of economic markets to scientific and technological progress…