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Our research has been cited in a wide variety of news outlets. On topics ranging from the future of science to the fate of humanity, the work at Knowledge Lab generates insight and gives interpretation to timely questions of public concern. You can learn more below about the ways that Knowledge Lab’s research is making the news.

Science in the Age of AI

Science in the Age of AI

James Evans joins Scaling Theory podcast by Thibault Schrepel

Dr. Lockhart to Join Berkeley Faculty

Dr. Lockhart to Join Berkeley Faculty

Jeff Lockhart, a McDonnell Fellow at KLab, starting as assistant professor of sociology at UC Berkeley.

Abundance Book featuring James Evans

Abundance Book featuring James Evans

KLab work featured in Abundance, the new book by NYTimes columnist Ezra Klein

Innovation, Consolidation & the Science of Science

Innovation, Consolidation & the Science of Science

James Evans appears as a guest on Sean Carroll’s Mindscape Podcast

$20M for Tech Futures

$20M for Tech Futures

NSF invests $20M in Knowledge Lab to predict the future science and technology

How AGI Made the Future Unthinkable

How AGI Made the Future Unthinkable

Advanced artificial intelligence will change everything, we are told. Do we get a say?

Should Governments Really Be Using AI?

Should Governments Really Be Using AI?

What role should AI play in government?

"It's the End of the World As We Know It"

"It's the End of the World As We Know It"

Writers and scholars discuss apocalyptic storytelling

Big Teams and Small Careers

Big Teams and Small Careers

Larger teams worsen academic career prospects

Wendy Schmidt Award

Wendy Schmidt Award

Wendy Schmidt receives Science of Science Policy Leadership Award

Science of Science & Innovation

Science of Science & Innovation

Knowledge hosts annual Innovation Conference at the National Academies in DC in 2024

Trends in AI

Trends in AI

James Evans discusses the unfolding future of AI in 2024 on ProMarket

Mapping Global Meanings

Mapping Global Meanings

Molly Lewis and James Evans explore the organization of meanings across the globe

AI as Alien Intelligence

AI as Alien Intelligence

James Evans makes the case for Alien AI in Chicago TEDx talk

Robot Scientists

Robot Scientists

Hypotheses devised by AI could find ‘blind spots’ in research

Science Slowing Down

Science Slowing Down

Is Scientific Progress Slowing?

Are We Doomed?

Are We Doomed?

The New Yorker features James Evans & Daniel Holz' class exploring existential risk

Are We Doomed?
Can Big Science be Too Big
Smaller Teams: Bigger Ideas
When We're Cowed by the Crowd
Great Minds Think (Too) Alike
Algorithm Predicts Future Crime
Tipping Point for Success and Failure
Is the Internet Bad for Science
When Small Teams or Better than Big
More than Members Makes a Team
Plus Petites Equipes Plus Innovantes
Mass Opinions Endanger Science
AI Hypotheses Find 'Blind Spots'
Big Teams and Small Careers
We Should Use AI Crime Prediction