May 26, 2024

To boost disruptive science, teach researchers critical thinking

Michael Park and colleagues report an intriguing decline over six decades in ‘disruptive’ papers and patents that have moved science and technology in new directions (see Nature 613, 138–144 (2023); Nature 613, 225; 2023). This finding is disappointing. With pandemic threats, catastrophic environmental changes and health challenges, we need all the good scientific ideas that we can generate.

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