evotext: a new text analysis tool for the history and philosophy of biology
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EvoText: A New Text Analysis Tool for the History and Philosophy of Biology
Charles Pence Louisiana State University
www.charlespence.net
Grant Ramsey KU Leuven
www.theramseylab.org
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1. The origins and goals of evoText2. The architecture of evoText3. How to use evoText4. Preliminary results of evoText
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1. The origins and goals of evoText2. The architecture of evoText3. How to use evoText4. Preliminary results of evoText5. Your input
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1. The origins and goals of evoText2. The architecture of evoText3. How to use evoText4. Preliminary results of evoText5. Your input
What is fitness all about?
www.evoText.org
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e.g.: How has the frequency ofa term changed over time?
What data do youwant to use?
e.g.: Articles in Naturefrom the 1990s
Provide a few moreparameters
e.g.: Look for the term“evolution”
Get your results!
What question do youwant to answer?
(wait for a while)
2. The architecture of evoText
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3. How to use evoText
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4. Preliminary results of evoText
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Darwinism must die so that evolution may live
Carl Safina, 2009
“evolution can seem uniquely stuck on its founder. We don’t call astronomy Copernicism, nor gravity Newtonism”
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0.048
0.095
0.143
0.19
Year
1869 1876 1883 1890 1897 1904 1911 1918 1925 1932 1939 1946 1953 1960 1967 1974 1981 1988 1995 2002 2009
Darwin Darwinian Newton Newtonian
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Year
1869 1876 1883 1890 1897 1904 1911 1918 1925 1932 1939 1946 1953 1960 1967 1974 1981 1988 1995 2002 2009
Darwinian Newtonian
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1869-1878
Term Frequencies
1935-1944 2000-2009
newtonian theorynewtonian systemnewtonian lawnewtonian colournewtonian equatorialnewtonian methodnewtonian basisnewtonian writersnewtonian doctrinenewtonian telescope
darwinian theorydarwinian hypothesisdarwinian principlesdarwinian theoriesdarwinian difficultiesdarwinian toydarwinian theoristdarwinian viewsdarwinian doctrinesdarwinian argument
darwinian theorydarwinian conceptiondarwinian theoriesdarwinian booksdarwinian evolutiondarwinian sensedarwinian causesdarwinian daysdarwinian zoologistsdarwinian relics
darwinian evolutiondarwinian selectiondarwinian theorydarwinian evolutionarydarwinian fitnessdarwinian approachdarwinian worlddarwinian medicinedarwinian struggledarwinian look
newtonian mechanicsnewtonian lawnewtonian liquidsnewtonian focusnewtonian attractionnewtonian theorynewtonian dynamicsnewtonian systemnewtonian eranewtonian acceleration
newtonian physicsnewtonian mechanicsnewtonian gravitynewtonian fluidnewtonian rheologynewtonian fluidsnewtonian dynamicsnewtonian viscositynewtonian modelsnewtonian time
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1869-1878
Term Frequencies
1935-1944 2000-2009
newtonian theorynewtonian systemnewtonian lawnewtonian colournewtonian equatorialnewtonian methodnewtonian basisnewtonian writersnewtonian doctrinenewtonian telescope
darwinian theorydarwinian hypothesisdarwinian principlesdarwinian theoriesdarwinian difficultiesdarwinian toydarwinian theoristdarwinian viewsdarwinian doctrinesdarwinian argument
darwinian theorydarwinian conceptiondarwinian theoriesdarwinian booksdarwinian evolutiondarwinian sensedarwinian causesdarwinian daysdarwinian zoologistsdarwinian relics
darwinian evolutiondarwinian selectiondarwinian theorydarwinian evolutionarydarwinian fitnessdarwinian approachdarwinian worlddarwinian medicinedarwinian struggledarwinian look
newtonian mechanicsnewtonian lawnewtonian liquidsnewtonian focusnewtonian attractionnewtonian theorynewtonian dynamicsnewtonian systemnewtonian eranewtonian acceleration
newtonian physicsnewtonian mechanicsnewtonian gravitynewtonian fluidnewtonian rheologynewtonian fluidsnewtonian dynamicsnewtonian viscositynewtonian modelsnewtonian time
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How do concepts and practices become established in the journal literature?
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How do concepts and practices become established in the journal literature?
Taxon Level of organization Process
Theory General
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How, why, and where do new theoretical terms enter into the scientific vocabulary?
Test case: Fitness
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Hypothesis:
Fitness as a central theoretical term should:
1. Enter the literature sometime after the synthesis
2. Become established in evolution-focused journals first (especially highly theoretical journals) then enter into
journals that are more general, empirical, or taxon-focused
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Evolution
American Naturalist
Ecology
Behavior
Nature
Journal of Mammalogy
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Evolution
American Naturalist
Ecology
Behavior
Nature
Journal of Mammalogy
Evolution Focused
The
ory
Focu
sed
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Evolution
American Naturalist
Ecology
Behavior
Nature
Journal of Mammalogy
Evolution Focused
The
ory
Focu
sed
10 0.5
0.25
0.25 0.75
0.375
0.125
0.5
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Evolution Focused
The
ory
Focu
sed
EvolutionAmerican Naturalist
Ecology Behavior
Nature
Journal of Mammalogy
10 0.5
0.25
0.25 0.75
0.375
0.125
0.5
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Evolution
American Naturalist
Ecology
Behavior
Nature
Journal of Mammalogy
Evolution Focused
The
ory
Focu
sed
EvolutionAmerican Naturalist
Ecology Behavior
Nature
Journal of Mammalogy
10 0.5
0.25
0.25 0.75
0.375
0.125
0.5
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1869 1875 1881 1887 1893 1899 1905 1911 1917 1923 1929 1935 1941 1947 1953 1959 1965 1971 1977 1983 1989 1995 2001 2007
Evolution American Naturalist Ecology Behaviour Journal of Mammalogy Nature
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1869 1875 1881 1887 1893 1899 1905 1911 1917 1923 1929 1935 1941 1947 1953 1959 1965 1971 1977 1983 1989 1995 2001 2007
Evolution American Naturalist Ecology Behaviour Journal of Mammalogy Nature
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1947 1950 1953 1956 1959 1962 1965 1968 1971 1974 1977 1980 1983 1986 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007
Evolution American Naturalist Ecology Behaviour Journal of Mammalogy Nature
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Evolution American Naturalist Ecology Behaviour Journal of Mammalogy Nature
~1970~1947
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Where does novelty in science come from?
Are particular kinds of journals the chief sources of novelty?
How revolutionary is science?
Does change come primarily from young or established researchers?
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Do journals like Nature, Science, and Cell help or hinder science?
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Schekman said pressure to publish in “luxury” journals encouraged researchers to cut corners and pursue trendy fields of science instead of doing more important work. The problem was exacerbated, he said, by editors who were not active scientists but professionals who favoured studies that were likely to make a splash.
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Schekman said pressure to publish in “luxury” journals encouraged researchers to cut corners and pursue trendy fields of science instead of doing more important work. The problem was exacerbated, he said, by editors who were not active scientists but professionals who favoured studies that were likely to make a splash.
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Schekman said pressure to publish in “luxury” journals encouraged researchers to cut corners and pursue trendy fields of science instead of doing more important work. The problem was exacerbated, he said, by editors who were not active scientists but professionals who favoured studies that were likely to make a splash.
How could one operationalize splashiness or trendiness?What effect does splashiness of trendiness have on science?
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What are your ideas for evoText?
This is just the beginning…
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Thank You