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  "content_md": "Lateral movement of experts; escaping local maxima. Not so much pivoting as portaling to a new landscape.\n\n> We examine how the premature death of eminent life scientists alters the vitality of their fields. While the flow of articles by collaborators into affected fields decreases after the death of a star scientist, the flow of articles by non-collaborators increases markedly. This surge in contributions from outsiders draws upon a different scientific corpus and is disproportionately likely to be highly cited. While outsiders appear reluctant to challenge leadership within a field when the star is alive, the loss of a luminary provides an opportunity for fields to evolve in new directions that advance the frontier of knowledge within them.\n\n[Does Science Advance One Funeral at a Time? ↗](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6814193)",
  "content_html": "<p>Lateral movement of experts; escaping local maxima. Not so much pivoting as portaling to a new landscape.</p>\n<blockquote><p>We examine how the premature death of eminent life scientists alters the vitality of their fields. While the flow of articles by collaborators into affected fields decreases after the death of a star scientist, the flow of articles by non-collaborators increases markedly. This surge in contributions from outsiders draws upon a different scientific corpus and is disproportionately likely to be highly cited. While outsiders appear reluctant to challenge leadership within a field when the star is alive, the loss of a luminary provides an opportunity for fields to evolve in new directions that advance the frontier of knowledge within them.</p></blockquote>\n<p class=\"source\"><a href=\"https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6814193\">Does Science Advance One Funeral at a Time? ↗</a></p>",
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