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The field's papers, abstracted one level up: which lines of inquiry opened, what each has actually tested, what it never tested — and which lines went quiet, died, or came back. Momentum = where a branch's activity sits in the field's timeline. Volatility = how contested its citation edges are. Click a lane.
“Electronic computers will replace punched-card systems in education within 10 years.”
The potential of electronic computation to replace punched-card systems in education, including the development of electronic computers and the analysis of educational data.
The specific mechanisms by which electronic computers replace punched-card systems, the potential for electronic computers to be used in other areas of education, and the potential for machines to surpass human intelligence in educational settings.
DIED OUT — no activity in the field's recent era. The unexplored column above is open territory.
“Turing's unfinished theory would predict novel reaction-diffusion mechanisms in embryonic development.”
The potential of Turing's unfinished theory to predict novel reaction-diffusion mechanisms in embryonic development, including the study of reaction-diffusion systems and the analysis of embryonic development data.
The specific mechanisms by which Turing's unfinished theory predicts novel reaction-diffusion mechanisms, the potential for Turing's unfinished theory to be applied to other areas of study, and the potential for machines to surpass human intelligence in predicting reaction-diffusion mechanisms.
DIED OUT — no activity in the field's recent era. The unexplored column above is open territory.
“Machines will achieve self-reproduction and brain-like computation within 50 years.”
The potential of automata and nonnumerical computation to achieve self-reproduction and brain-like computation, including the development of stochastic automata and the study of emergent learning patterns.
The specific mechanisms by which machines will achieve self-reproduction and brain-like computation, the potential for machines to surpass human intelligence, and the ethics of creating machines that can make decisions independently.
DIED OUT — no activity in the field's recent era. The unexplored column above is open territory.
“Standardized community surveys will predict social unrest with >70% accuracy in 10 years.”
The potential of survey-research methods to study communities and predict social unrest, including the development of standardized community surveys and the analysis of community data.
The specific mechanisms by which survey-research methods predict social unrest, the potential for survey-research methods to be used in other areas of study, and the potential for machines to surpass human intelligence in predicting social unrest.
DIED OUT — no activity in the field's recent era. The unexplored column above is open territory.
“Medical curricula incorporating philosophy will improve holistic patient outcomes.”
The potential benefits of incorporating philosophy into medical education, including improved patient outcomes and a more holistic approach to healthcare.
The specific mechanisms by which philosophy improves patient outcomes, the optimal level of philosophical education for medical professionals, and the potential for philosophy to be integrated into other areas of education.
DIED OUT — no activity in the field's recent era. The unexplored column above is open territory.
“Intelligent machines can produce outputs with significant societal and organizational impacts.”
The potential of intelligent machines to produce outputs with significant societal and organizational impacts, including both positive and negative effects.
The long-term consequences of widespread adoption of intelligent machines, the potential for machines to surpass human intelligence, and the ethics of creating machines that can make decisions independently.
DIED OUT — no activity in the field's recent era. The unexplored column above is open territory.