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The Science of Science: A Discussion with Aaron Clauset

Scholarly Communication

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The Canonical Narrative of a Rapid Rise to an Early Peak

Every field you looked in, there was a "canonical trajectory" of rise to early peak and slow decline. This is the idea that old scientists are unproductive; it's why mandatory retirement ages were banned. But new detailed data on computer science researchers shows this isn't always true.

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