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Science magazine used to run a genuinely thought-provoking “Breakthrough of the Year.” Lately, it feels like it has narrowed to AI+AI+agents, and more AI. I’m

by gtsnexp 9mo ago

Science magazine used to run a genuinely thought-provoking “Breakthrough of the Year.” Lately, it feels like it has narrowed to AI+AI+agents, and more AI. I’m looking for an outlet that consistently highlights truly unexpected, high-impact scientific breakthroughs across fields. Ask HN: Is there anything like that out there?

yurimo 9mo ago
Quanta? They do recaps by field every year. Have been a big fan for a while.
squidbeak 9mo ago
Have you considered that breakthroughs in AI research now might be more consequential than their equivalents in other fields - simply for bringing us nearer the point where AI accelerates all research?
- kroaton 9mo ago
  Lol.
prolyxis 9mo ago
Arb Research and Renaissance Philanthropy made an excellent list this year! https://frontier.renaissancephilanthropy.org/ https://frontier.renaissancephilanthropy.org/
tim333 9mo ago
Maybe Science magazine https://www.science.org/content/article/breakthrough-2025 https://www.science.org/content/article/breakthrough-2025 ? >The seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy is Science’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year