Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Dead Scientists Birth New Ideas

So how do scientific advances actually happen? A new report from M.I.T. finds that when old scientists pass on, a new generation can come up and elaborate on old findings. These new scientists are no longer in the shadow of the old scientists so they are more likely to publish new work.

By Madeleine Brand • Dec 23, 2015 • 1 min read

So how do scientific advances actually happen? A new report from M.I.T. finds that when old scientists pass on, a new generation can come up and elaborate on old findings. These new scientists are no longer in the shadow of the old scientists so they are more likely to publish new work.

Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Matt Holzman
Producer, 'The Document'
Anna Scott
Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter
Jolie Myers
Managing Producer, 'Press Play'
Pierre Azoulay
Sloan School of Management.

News

Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Dead Scientists Birth New Ideas

So how do scientific advances actually happen? A new report from M.I.T. finds that when old scientists pass on, a new generation can come up and elaborate on old findings. These new scientists are no longer in the shadow of the old scientists so they are more likely to publish new work.

Share

Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Dead Scientists Birth New Ideas

So how do scientific advances actually happen? A new report from M.I.T. finds that when old scientists pass on, a new generation can come up and elaborate on old findings. These new scientists are no longer in the shadow of the old scientists so they are more likely to publish new work.

Share