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From Environmental Science to Sports Illustrated
21:29 - 25:51 (04:22)
A reporter at Sports Illustrated talks about how his knowledge in environmental science became valuable when he joined the magazine and how combining atypical knowledge increases the chances of a paper becoming high-impact.
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Researchers have found that papers with atypical combinations of knowledge (citations of journal pairs that have never appeared in other papers before) have a higher chance of becoming high-impact papers as they make unique combinations of knowledge that are not typically made.
21:29 - 23:25 (01:56)
Research, Interdisciplinary Research
Summary
Researchers have found that papers with atypical combinations of knowledge (citations of journal pairs that have never appeared in other papers before) have a higher chance of becoming high-impact papers as they make unique combinations of knowledge that are not typically made. This emphasizes the significance of interdisciplinary research.
ChapterFrom Environmental Science to Sports Illustrated
Episode#084 - David Epstein - Specialisation Is For Insects
PodcastModern Wisdom
The author of "The Sports Gene" discusses advice he received to rebrand himself as a "sports science guy" and immediately write a sequel to his popular book.
23:25 - 25:51 (02:26)
Writing
Summary
The author of "The Sports Gene" discusses advice he received to rebrand himself as a "sports science guy" and immediately write a sequel to his popular book.