Science Ltd.: Research Enterprise in the Age of Machines
Autor Andrea Borghini, Simone Severinien Limba Engleză Paperback – 18 mar 2026
The book tackles critical operational questions about modern science: How is scientific knowledge produced and prioritized? How are research funds distributed? What constitutes effective dissemination and application of discoveries? Chapters examine the journey from laboratory innovation to commercial implementation while exploring two fundamental challenges facing the scientific community. First, the urgent need to reform scientific practices, particularly rethinking academic publishing and research funding models to create more open and sustainable science. Second, the complex prospect of human-machine collaboration in research, moving beyond traditional instruments to AI assistants with capabilities that exceed human limitations. Enriched with expert interviews and real-world anecdotes, the book provides both practical insights and speculative analysis of science's automated future.
This accessible work is designed for researchers, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and anyone curious about the intersection of science and technology. It serves academics seeking to understand contemporary research dynamics, industry professionals navigating the deep tech landscape, and general readers interested in how scientific discovery shapes society. The book offers valuable perspectives for those involved in research funding, science policy, and technology transfer, while remaining engaging for anyone concerned about the future of human-driven versus machine-assisted scientific innovation.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781041131069
ISBN-10: 1041131062
Pagini: 216
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 mm
Ediția:1
Editura: CRC Press
Colecția CRC Press
ISBN-10: 1041131062
Pagini: 216
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 mm
Ediția:1
Editura: CRC Press
Colecția CRC Press
Public țintă
Academic, Postgraduate, Professional Practice & Development, and Undergraduate AdvancedCuprins
PrologueChapter 1: “Science”(That is: notes on science as a dynamic activity to describe and predict)1.1 The practical value of science1.1.1 Explore and predict1.1.2 Phenomena1.1.3 Between practice and theory1.2 Scientific languages1.2.1 Preliminary considerations1.2.2 The value of formalization1.3 Language and epistemic value1.3.1 Communicability and verifiability1.3.2 Compactness1.3.3 Applicability1.4 Formal and applied truths1.4.1 Formal language as a regulative ideal1.4.2 The limits of formal language (through machines)1.4.3 Psychological certainty rather than truth1.5 Limitations1.5.1 The language of mathematics is fallible1.5.2 Intractable problems and undecidable problems1.5.3 Scientific discovery and the dynamism of knowledgeChapter 2: “Technology”(That is: notes on technology as an activity that builds machines and procedures to operate them)2.1 In the sea of technologies2.1.1 First intuitions2.1.2 Observation and practical reason2.1.3 Formulation and discovery2.1.4 Accidental discoveries2.2 Utility, utopia, dystopia2.2.1 Primary and secondary technologies2.2.2 Five parameters2.2.3 Storytelling and technology2.3 Science & technology2.3.1 A complex relationship2.3.2 Impact on societyChapter 3: Scientific production(That is: notes on how to support research while trying to avoid prejudice and gossip)3.1 Publish today3.1.1 The primacy of the scientific article3.1.2 The literary form of the scientific article3.1.3 The refereeing process3.1.4 The value of the publication3.2 Looking for alternatives3.2.1 Against refereeing3.2.2 Open-ended scientific articles3.2.3 Reputation, gossip and trust3.2.4 Trust in science as a public value3.3 Funding for scientific research3.3.1 Research support, quality and quantity3.3.2 Access criteria: degrees and types of breakthrough3.3.3 The importance of context and the streetlight effect3.3.4 How to rethink the system?Chapter 4: Technologies for scientific production(That is: notes on the scalability and sustainability of the scientific and technological enterprise)4.1 Scalability of science4.1.1 Technology in mathematics4.1.2 Science in a graph?4.1.3 Technology in a graph?4.1.4 A science database4.1.5 Androids muse for humans or humans muse for androids?4.1.6 A hyperscale science4.1.7 Android and human creativity4.2 Sustainability of science4.2.1 Phronesis4.2.2 Innovation4.2.3 Communicability4.2.4 Risk4.2.5 The last mile4.2.6 OrdinarinessChapter 5: Epilogue(That is: notes on how to guide the construction of machines for future science)5.1 Machines and people5.1 Science for a House of Solomon5.2 Outline for an Almanac of Solomon5.3 A call to action
Recenzii
Back Cover:
The application of digital technologies to scientific research suggests new scenarios for the scalability of knowledge. How does this opportunity change our conception of science and how can we use it to make scientific practice more enduring and effective in the long term?
The application of digital technologies to scientific research suggests new scenarios for the scalability of knowledge. How does this opportunity change our conception of science and how can we use it to make scientific practice more enduring and effective in the long term?
Notă biografică
Andrea Borghini is an associate professor at the “Piero Martinetti” Department of Philosophy at the University of Milan and director of Culinary Mind, a research center promoting philosophical thinking on food. A leading scholar in food and philosophy, he also researched consolidated topics in analytic metaphysics and philosophy of biology. He is the author of nine monographs and over eighty publications in journals, volumes, and encyclopedias.
Simone Severini is a Distinguished Engineer at Google and a Professor of Physics of Information at University College London (UCL). He helped found some of the world's first quantum computing startups, including Cambridge Quantum (later Quantinuum) and Phasecraft. He built the AWS quantum technologies division, including research partnerships with Caltech and Harvard. He's helped guide funding decisions for agencies in fifteen countries, and he's also been an advisor to major VCs.
Simone Severini is a Distinguished Engineer at Google and a Professor of Physics of Information at University College London (UCL). He helped found some of the world's first quantum computing startups, including Cambridge Quantum (later Quantinuum) and Phasecraft. He built the AWS quantum technologies division, including research partnerships with Caltech and Harvard. He's helped guide funding decisions for agencies in fifteen countries, and he's also been an advisor to major VCs.
Descriere
Science LTD examines the evolving relationship between scientific knowledge, technology, and society in an era where deep tech companies are increasingly driven by discoveries rather than market demand.