Science isn't as disruptive as it used to be.
Now we need to understand why
Citation data shows a steep decline in revolutionary discoveries
By Alfonso Maruccia, Techspot, January 5, 2023
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Rate of disruptive tech and science discoveries has
slowed over the decades, claims study
Lindsy Clark, The Register, January 5, 2023
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One explanation that I have head is simply science is
reaching the point of demising returns. The easy stuff has
already been done. It is taking more and more effort and
more and more sophisticated technology make the same
advances.

The open access paper is:

Park, M., Leahey, E. and Funk, R.J., 2023. Papers and patents
are becoming less disruptive over time. Nature, 613(7942), pp.138-144.
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Yours,

Paul H.

"The past is never dead. It's not even past."
William Faulkner, Act 1, Scene III, Requiem for a Nun (1951)