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. 2010 Jul 23;329(5990):399-400.
doi: 10.1126/science.1189416.

Philosophy of science. Machine science

James Evans  1 , Andrey Rzhetsky
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Philosophy of science. Machine science

James Evans et al. Science. .
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Scientific knowledge and concepts can be represented as jigsaw puzzle pieces that, with the help of new computational tools, can be assembled into new hypotheses. In Swanson’s ABC model, if the literature from one scientific subfield includes two concepts (A, red, and B, yellow), and the literature from another subfield includes B and C (blue), then an analyst may computationally infer that A and C are directly or indirectly related, potentially leading to new hypotheses that cross subfield boundaries.
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  • Machine science: what's missing.
    Haufe C, Elliott KC, Burian RM, O'Malley MA. Haufe C, et al. Science. 2010 Oct 15;330(6002):317-8; author reply 318-20. doi: 10.1126/science.330.6002.317-c. Science. 2010. PMID: 20947743 No abstract available.
  • Machine science: truly machine-aided science.
    Gianfelici F. Gianfelici F. Science. 2010 Oct 15;330(6002):317; author reply 318-20. doi: 10.1126/science.330.6002.317-b. Science. 2010. PMID: 20947744 No abstract available.
  • Machine science: the human side.
    Leonelli S. Leonelli S. Science. 2010 Oct 15;330(6002):317; author reply 318-20. doi: 10.1126/science.330.6002.317-a. Science. 2010. PMID: 20947745 No abstract available.

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