A New Way to Think About Scientific Discovery
Open data, global collaboration and new tools are changing how breakthroughs happen and who contributes to them.
Daniel Brooks
Technology Writer
5 min read
Open by default
More research teams are publishing data and methods openly, allowing others to verify, build on and challenge their work.
Collaboration at scale
Large international projects are tackling questions no single lab could answer alone, from climate modelling to rare disease research.
Room for curiosity
Amid the pressure for quick results, many scientists argue that patient, curiosity-driven research remains the source of the biggest surprises.
“Discovery is becoming less of a solo achievement and more of a shared one.”
Science / Research / Discovery
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Daniel Brooks
Daniel Brooks writes about emerging technology, digital culture and the human decisions behind innovation. He is interested in making complex ideas clear without losing the details that matter. He previously covered consumer technology and research labs for a decade.
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