New Things Under the Sun is a living literature review on social science research about innovation. Articles come in two flavors:
claims: a narrow claim about innovation based on a synthesis of academic papers
arguments: a broad claim about innovation based on a synthesis of claims
If you want to find a post on a specific topic, you can check out the index pages, which group claim articles into topics, and provide a short description of what each is about. Or just ask me - sometimes that’s the easiest thing. I’m very happy to point you to the best article to read, if one exists.
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New Things Under the Sun is created by Matt Clancy, research fellow at Open Philanthropy. You can learn more about this project on the about page.
