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New book
Krauss,
Alexander. 2026. The Engine of
Scientific Discovery: How new methods and tools spark major breakthroughs.
Oxford: Oxford University Press.
* The book can also be downloaded
here: The Engine of
Scientific Discovery *
Book
reviews/coverage:
- Book review: Why AI systems are most
useful as designers of new scientific tools. Nature
(Evans 2026)
“The Engine of Scientific Discovery sets out
to explain the historical mechanics of human scientific achievement and, in doing so, writes the instruction manual for how to take AI-driven science in a more fruitful direction. Krauss has delivered a paradigm challenging, deeply researched book that provides
a crucial reminder to
modern scientists and technologists:
to think differently, we must first
build the tools to see differently.” -Nature
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Book review: The
engine of scientific discovery. Scientometrics
(Bornmann 2026)
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Methods as the hidden
engine of science. Metascience (Batllori
2026)
- The
science of serendipity. The Observer (Tapper
2026)
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