In recent years, a dramatic increase in the study of infrastructure has occurred in the social
sciences and humanities, following upon foundational work in the physical sciences …

Scientific teams are increasingly diverse in discipline, international scope and
demographics. Diversity has been found to be a driver of innovation but also can be a …

I discuss two key issues for the analysis of early urban settlements: definitions, and
comparative analysis. There is no 'best'definition of terms like city or urban. These are not …

Synthesis centers are a form of scientific organization that catalyzes and supports research
that integrates diverse theories, methods and data across spatial or temporal scales to …

Collaborative circles theory explains how innovative small groups develop and win
acceptance of their creative work but assumes a single type of circle and would benefit from …

Archaeological data and research results are essential to addressing such fundamental
questions as the origins of human culture; the origin, waxing, and waning of civilizations and …

New technologies transform research specialties and potentiate new fields. Sociometers—
wearable electronic sensors collecting quantitative, dynamic data about embodied social …

This paper investigates the co-evolution of scientific practice and supporting technologies for
the interdisciplinary research community of Land Change Science. Through three and a half …

Wissenschaft ist keine Tätigkeit mehr, die von einzelnen Gelehrten in der Einsamkeit der
eigenen Lehrstube betrieben wird, sondern ein Unterfangen, das größtenteils kooperativ in …

Participation is an important but little understood concept in science and innovation. While
participation promises the production of new knowledge, social justice, and economic …