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Royals take finale on southside against White Sox

A happy flight home

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Jun 28 • 5:21 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Rory McIlroy

The Travelers Championship is the final signature event of the 2026 PGA Tour season, with a total purse of $20 million.

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Jun 28 • 5:19 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
I spent weeks thinking my Pixel's camera lens was smeared before discovering the real culprit

I can finally take good pictures again!

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Jun 28 • 3:00 PM EDT • Technology • androidpolice.com
Photos from start of Sunday's final Memorial Health Championship round

The final round of the Korn Ferry Tour's Memorial Health Championship was played on Sunday at Panther Creek. See the best images from the day.

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Jun 28 • 2:48 PM EDT • Health • sj-r.com
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Belt Entertainment & Volleys to close doors

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Belt Entertainment & Volleys owner Michael White confirmed rumors of the business's closure Sunday in a social media post. The business's final day is

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Jun 28 • 12:16 PM EDT • Entertainment • newspressnow.com
I started using Projects in Google Drive; it instantly boosted my productivity

Google Drive finally feels smarter

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Jun 28 • 11:15 AM EDT • Technology • androidpolice.com
Ben Stokes announces retirement

Ben Stokes, the England captain, has stunned the cricket world by announcing his retirement in the middle of one final epic spell of bowling.

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Jun 28 • 11:07 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Famitsu review scores - June 28, 2026 - Star Fox for Nintendo Switch 2 and more

The latest Famitsu review scores for the week of June 28, 2026 are as follows: Star Fox – 8/9/9/8 The Last Salvage Squad – 8/7/8/7 Mousebusters – 7/8/8/6 Note that for each review, four editors gave out scores. The final total in the Famitsu review is there for out of a total of 40 points. For previous Famitsu scores, check...

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Jun 28 • 8:00 AM EDT • Technology • nintendoeverything.com
The Politics of the Instagram Story

Drive yourself crazy for the low price of $3.99 a month!

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Jun 28 • 7:31 AM EDT • Politics • theatlantic.com
Prescott, Parker present Cowboys with an 'iron sharpens iron' dynamic

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has had issues solving two defensive schemes. With Christian Parker in the building, he may finally figure it out.

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Jun 28 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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What is extra time in the World Cup knockout stage? Complete rules explained

When a match ends in a draw in the single-elimination phase of a soccer tournament, an additional 30 minutes of play are required

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Jun 28 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
‘Odyssey’ fever grips the Classics world

Fans of the ancient world are seizing their moment with the release of this summer’s blockbuster.

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Jun 28 • 6:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • cnn.com
Kerry loss 'will take a while to get over'

Tyrone midfielder Conn Kilpatrick says the 2-25 to 0-27 All-Ireland SFC quarter-final defeat by Kerry will "take a while to get over".

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Jun 28 • 5:04 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Elliot Anderson’s Manchester City transfer arrangements see last-minute change

Adaptations have been made to the final medical checks for Manchester City’s record transfer for Elliot Anderson.The 23-year-old put in an 84-minute shift to help guide England through a highly comp...

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Jun 28 • 4:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
GTA 6 could be the final death knell for physical media

But you can always collect empty boxes.

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Jun 28 • 3:00 AM EDT • Technology • creativebloq.com
Could Ennis Rakestraw Save the Lions’ Secondary?

Terrion Arnold’s arrest has left a major hole in Detroit’s secondary. Could this finally be Ennis Rakestraw’s chance to prove he belongs?

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Jun 28 • 1:50 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Inside country legend Alan Jackson's triumphant finale concert

Country music legend Alan Jackson has ended his touring career | KMBZ

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Jun 28 • 1:49 AM EDT • Entertainment • audacy.com
Inside country legend Alan Jackson\'s triumphant finale concert

Country music legend Alan Jackson has ended his touring career. On Saturday night, he performed his final show at Nashville's Nissan Stadium. The event, titled “Last Call: One More for

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Jun 28 • 1:49 AM EDT • Entertainment • lancasteronline.com
Inside country legend Alan Jackson's triumphant finale concert

Country music legend Alan Jackson has ended his touring career | WWL

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Jun 28 • 1:49 AM EDT • Entertainment • audacy.com
Inside country legend Alan Jackson's triumphant finale concert

Country music legend Alan Jackson has ended his touring career.

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Jun 28 • 1:49 AM EDT • Entertainment • clickondetroit.com
4 Takeaways From A Dramatic Ending Between Austria And Algeria In The Group J Finale

In what was the most dramatic ending to a group-stage match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Austria and Algeria played to a wild 3-3 draw at Kansas City Stadium on Saturday night.

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Jun 28 • 12:52 AM EDT • Sports • foxsports.com
Messi Becomes First Player To Score In Seven Straight World Cup Matches

Lionel Messi has become the first player to score in seven consecutive World Cup games while extending his all-time scoring record with his 19th goal in Argentina’s group stage finale against Jordan.

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Jun 28 • 12:36 AM EDT • Sports • foxsports.com
Induction Night at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame

Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Week came to a grand finale on June 27, with the induction of its 12 new members.

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Jun 27 • 11:41 PM EDT • Sports • kalb.com
Srikanth reaches US Open final; India vs England in hockey Pro League; final day of Inter-State Athletics: Indian Sports LIVE, June 28

Here are all the updates from Indian sports on June 28, 2026.

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Jun 27 • 10:56 PM EDT • Sports • espn.com
South Korea's 'dismal' World Cup ends in group phase

South Korea's turbulent World Cup ended at the group phase on Saturday and could lead to the international retirement of captain Son Heung-min."Son Heung-min's final World Cup ends in heartbreak," a headline said.

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Jun 27 • 10:52 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
2026 World Cup: Colombia wins Group K thanks to Portugal draw as DR Congo also advances

We won't get a meeting between Messi and Ronaldo in the quarterfinals.

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Jun 27 • 9:59 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Country icon Alan Jackson details grueling 15-year health battle ahead of final concert
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Jun 27 • 6:51 PM EDT • Health • pagesix.com
Mary Means Business: Raising Cane's eyes Starkville location

I’m about to act a fool, because it looks like Raising Cane’s is finally on its way to Starkville. The, in my opinion, premier chicken joint is officially

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Jun 27 • 5:02 PM EDT • Business • cdispatch.com
Open 2026 World Cup Watch Thread: Day 17

It’s the final day of the group stage, and there’s another six games on the schedule.

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Jun 27 • 4:45 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Scientists in Synagogues grant program to name finalists in July - Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology

Sinai and Synapses has launched a $5,000 Scientists in Synagogues grant program promoting Judaism and science. Finalists will be named in July.

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Jun 27 • 2:59 PM EDT • Science • luthscitech.org
Scientists finally explain why these wild boars stay more radioactive than Chernobyl's wolves - Futura-Sciences

What explains this surprising finding? The answer appears to be a complex mix of history, ecology, and diet. Bavaria’s wild boars mainly feed on underground fungi that absorbed radioactive fallout from both the notorious Chernobyl disaster and Cold War-era nuclear testing. Unlike wolves, which sit higher on the food chain...

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Jun 27 • 2:00 PM EDT • Science • futura-sciences.com
The Weird, Disturbing Origins of the Paleo Diet

Should we all be eating manatees and whales?

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Jun 27 • 12:00 PM EDT • Health • theatlantic.com
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina wins first ATP Tour title in sixth final appearance

Davidovich Fokina had held five championship points before Saturday without winning a title. He only needed one.

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Jun 27 • 11:25 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
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Scientists finally reveal the shocking truth behind England’s dolphin deaths - Futura-Sciences

A Drastic Decline Along English Shores The dolphin populations along the English coastline have been disappearing at an alarming rate for several decades. Contrary to what many might hope, these aren’t dolphins simply seeking warmer waters elsewhere. The brutal reality is that this is not migration—it’s mass mortality. English researchers...

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Jun 27 • 10:30 AM EDT • Science • futura-sciences.com
Country music icons play final show after 6 decades together: ‘What a run we’ve had’

The popular group thanked fans as it took its final bow.

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Jun 27 • 6:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • pennlive.com
Fallout from USMNT loss to Turkey and previewing the Mbappe-Haaland clash

On today’s show, we look back at the United States’ final group stage match against Turkey and evaluate their readiness for the Round of 32. Manchester City insider Sam Lee joins us to preview the tournament’s first true superstar heavyweight clash as Kylian Mbappe and France square off against Erling Haaland and Norway in a battle for Group I supremacy. Plus, The Athletic’s Jay Harris is back in the studio to break down the latest bracketology, advancement percentages, and qualification permutations for Groups G, H, and I using The Athletic’s World Cup Tracker.

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Jun 27 • 6:00 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
Colombia vs. Portugal scenarios, explained: How final Group K game will impact 2026 World Cup bracket

Colombia and Portugal clash in one of the most intriguing games in the final round of group-stage matches at the World Cup.

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Jun 27 • 4:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Messi to start final Argentina group match on bench

World Cup top scorer Lionel Messi will start Argentina's final group match against Jordan on the bench, manager Lionel Scaloni confirms.

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Jun 27 • 3:04 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
City of Covington awards final round of fiscal year 2026 Small Business Incentive program funding

The City of Covington continues its commitment to supporting entrepreneurs, revitalizing commercial corridors, and strengthening neighborhood business districts through the Covington Small Business Incentive Program. The Covington Board of Commissioners has approved the fourth and final round of Fiscal Year 2026 Small Business Incentive Program funding, awarding $28,000 to support four projects across the city....

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Jun 27 • 12:40 AM EDT • Business • nkytribune.com
Indians in action at BWF US Open quarterfinals; Inter-State Athletics continues: Indian Sports LIVE, June 27

Here are all the updates from Indian sports on June 27, 2026.

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Jun 26 • 11:45 PM EDT • Sports • espn.com
Is 'Jackass: Best and Last' really the end?

From "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter" to "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare," there have been countless movies that purport to be the last entry in their franchise but aren't.

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Jun 26 • 6:52 PM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com
140 Kauai Coffee jobs saved through new land lease agreement

The lease agreement between Kauai Coffee’s parent company, Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group, and landowner Brue Baukol Capital Partners was finalized after nearly two years of negotiations

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Jun 26 • 6:35 PM EDT • Business • spectrumlocalnews.com
'The Bear' ending explained – Jeremy Allen White, cast unpack finale

Warning: This story contains spoilers from the Season 5 finale of “The Bear,” now streaming on Hulu. Clear the plates and pack the linens – “The Bear” has served its

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Jun 26 • 1:01 PM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com
Final Countdown: Save Up to 44% On These Prime Day Smartphone Deals by Samsung, Google, Motorola, and More

Need a new Pixel, Galaxy, or Razr? Hurry and grab your next flagship, foldable, or flip phone for a fraction of the price while these Prime Day smartphone deals last!

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Jun 26 • 12:18 PM EDT • Technology • pcmag.com
From The Sports Desk: The U.S. lost, but also saw return of star Christian Pulisic

The Americans may have lost their final group stage. But Pulisic, who had been nursing a calf injury, returned to action. He’s back just in time for the start of the knockout round.

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Jun 26 • 11:06 AM EDT • Sports • nbcnews.com
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Why Your Nighttime Dreams Are So Weird—Science Finally Has the Answer - Futura-Sciences

The Secret Life of Dreams: Not Just Random Nonsense Remember the dream you had last night? Maybe you’re left with just a trace—a sweet feeling, maybe, or a strange discomfort. But there’s rarely a story you could actually retell. Because, in the end, a dream is a deeply personal experience....

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Jun 26 • 10:30 AM EDT • Science • futura-sciences.com
Athlete of the Year finalist: Penn Manor standout provided the power for Comets in 3 sports

Anneli Starry didn’t know what she had in Joelle Kroesen. The Penn Manor girls lacrosse coach labeled the then-freshman as a swing — an athlete who is rostered on two

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Jun 26 • 10:29 AM EDT • Sports • lancasteronline.com
Best Prime Day deals 2026: Amazon's summer sale ends today

We're into the final hours of Prime Day. Don't miss out on our deal highlights from our top-tested picks.

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Jun 26 • 10:28 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Last Chance: Best Nintendo Switch & Switch 2 Prime Day Deals at Amazon (Final Day)

It's the final day of Amazon Prime Day, and if you've been waiting to pick up Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 2 games, accessories, or hardware, this is

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Jun 26 • 10:24 AM EDT • Technology • nintendowire.com
Council Explores AI, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety to Advance Community Health

The MHA Council on Health Access and Community Impact held its final meeting of the program year June 4 to examine emerging opportunities and challenges shaping healthcare delivery and advancing community health.

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Jun 26 • 9:48 AM EDT • Health • mha.org
2026 SEC football predictions: Game-by-game picks, projecting every team's final win-loss record

Continuing our early-summer projection series for all 16 teams in the SEC and where they'll end up in the postseason

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Jun 26 • 8:58 AM EDT • Sports • cbssports.com
Valve's HDMI 2.1 Saga Is "Fully Resolved" with a Final FRL Update to Come For Full 4K 240Hz support

My monitor is ready.

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Jun 26 • 8:00 AM EDT • Technology • digitalfoundry.net
Gemini begins rolling out for existing Android Automotive vehicles

Some months after its confirmation, Gemini for Android Automotive appears to be finally rolling out to existing vehicles.

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Jun 26 • 6:27 AM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com
Fitbit Air's first update is already rolling out, and it could finally fix its biggest annoyance

Google has started rolling out the Fitbit Air's first firmware update since launch. This update promises bug fixes and improvements.

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Jun 26 • 3:16 AM EDT • Technology • androidauthority.com
The Business of Beauty Global Forum: Beauty’s New Future

Tom Hale, Violette Serrat, Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford and more explored what the future of beauty will look like, and who will shape it, in the final session of The Business of Beauty Global Forum 2026.

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Jun 25 • 11:01 PM EDT • Business • businessoffashion.com
Elliot Cadeau appears set to return to Michigan basketball roster

For the third and presumably final time this offseason, Elliot Cadeau appears to have confirmed he will stay with Michigan basketball.

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Jun 25 • 10:56 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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NBA fans troll Victor Wembanyama after MVP chants in France

Victor Wembanyama is back in France after leading the San Antonio Spurs to the NBA Finals. While his team failed to win the championship, he still received a lot of love from his countrymen. The 7-foot-4 center entered a club…

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Jun 25 • 9:12 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
World Cup 2026: Christian Pulisic won't start for USMNT's group stage finale against Türkiye
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Jun 25 • 8:36 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Behavioral Healthcare Close to Home: SRMC Services Available in Sandoval County

Sandoval County spans more than 3,000 square miles with a population of 160,000 residents. As one of New Mexico’s fastest growing counties, it’s crucial the people who live there have access to high quality healthcare, including behavioral health...

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Jun 25 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • hscnews.unm.edu
2026 World Cup Is Putting FIFA’s Rules on Political Neutrality to the Test

The World Cup is in full swing across North America, and the U.S. men’s team faces Turkey in its final group round appearance on Thursday. But behind the cheering fans and nail biting matches, FIFA's commitment to political neutrality is put to the test. Marisa sits down with Tariq Panja, global sports correspondent at The New York Times. They dig into the politics behind the games, from restrictions on Iran’s team and President Trump’s unusually close relationship with FIFA president Giann

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Tennessee court temporarily blocks state health officials from sharing undocumented ill children’s information

The “state cannot go forward with the policy” until the judge makes a final decision, said the head of the Tennessee Justice Center.

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Jun 25 • 5:37 PM EDT • Health • nbcnews.com
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M5 Ultra Mac Studio Could Launch in 2026 With Up to 768GB of RAM

Despite price increases across the Mac line, Apple is still planning to release a new Mac Studio as soon as this year, reports Bloomberg. Apple plans to introduce a new M5 Ultra chip as the final option in the M5 family before it transitions to the M6, M7, M7 Pro, and M7 Max. The M5 Ultra will come in a new version of the Mac Studio, which hasn't been updated since March 2025.

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Jun 25 • 5:30 PM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
HOMETOWN ENTERTAINMENT: A pageant finale, concerts, comedy show and New River Day

CONCERTS THIS WEEKEND: Niko Moon plays Friday in Danville and Kathy Mattea performs Sunday in Rocky Mount

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Making Our Own Luck

We are cross-posting a piece that former NIH official Kris Willis wrote for Macroscience. Kris is now the President and Founder of the Woodley Park Institute, for which I’m a board member. Picking winners or hedging bets? Federal science agencies have long wrestled with the question of how to ensure their billions of dollars of grants and contracts result in maximum benefits for Americans. On the surface, it might seem that a goal-oriented, interventionist style of management would be the best policy: prioritize our most pressing problems and distribute funding accordingly.This top-down strategy creates a unique hazard, though: bad choices can send resources in the wrong direction, resulting in slow progress that impedes the delivery of tangible benefits to citizens. Moreover, if decision makers pursue an applied advance when the underlying scientific principles remain poorly understood, they risk costly failures and a loss of support for the research enterprise at large. Examples include Nixon’s 1971 War on Cancer, undertaken on the premise that a cure could be achieved in less than a decade, the drive to build an operational commercial fusion plant by the mid-1990s, and the National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease, which failed to produce the effective treatments and prevention strategies promised by 2025. The contrasting laissez-faire approach is to hedge your bets. If the path to an advance is impossible to predict, then the wisest choice might be to distribute funding to as widely as possible. The main risk of this strategy is that spreading funding thinly may limit the resources available to the most promising research, resulting in the same negative outcomes as the interventionist approach: limited support for the most promising topics, slow progress, and delayed returns. In reality, at science agencies like the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health, program managers navigate between these two extremes, setting some funds aside to target high-priority areas and using the rest to cover the widest possible range of meritorious proposals. This middle path seems like the most rational way to proceed, but it still requires making choices. How much should be set aside for high priority topics? What should those topics be? How should we define merit? Expert opinion can provide a helpful guide, but leading experts can have remarkably different opinions about what matters and what should be prioritized. Moreover, experts and administrators alike can be risk averse, giving an edge to high-profile, well-established concepts. What’s really needed is a data-driven framework to help guide decision-making, one that doesn’t simply repackage prestige or incumbency. Recognizing breakthroughs years in advance Many breakthroughs fail to attract funding or recognition at the earliest stages of development. Katalin Karikó, for example, spent years struggling to win grants for work on mRNA that would eventually win her and Drew Weissman a Nobel Prize. Similar stories can be told about Jim Allison’s groundbreaking studies leading to the development of cancer immunotherapy, Stan Pruisner’s demonstration that prions can self-replicate without DNA, or Robin Warren and Barry Marshall’s proof that Helicobacter pylori, not stress, causes ulcers. Yet at some point, the scientific community recognizes and responds to transformative breakthroughs like these. How does that change happen? And what if science funders could identify the areas that are on the cusp of a breakthrough? Those questions led my collaborators and me to study how scientists responded to past breakthroughs. Based on patterns in that data, we developed a means of predicting future breakthroughs, using biomedicine as a proof of concept. It’s worth taking a moment to describe how our approach works. Briefly, our prediction process begins by grouping the 18 million or so peer-reviewed papers in PubMed, the authoritative database of biomedical research, into roughly 50,000 unique topics. A small subset of these topics are so widely acclaimed as breakthroughs that they have been recognized with a major prize like a Nobel or a Lasker Award. We theorized that studying the development of these outliers over time, especially before they gained acclaim, was the key to identifying future instances of them. After defining topics, we chose 21 representative breakthroughs and asked what they looked like before they won prestigious prizes. To answer that question, we re-ran our topic-mapping algorithm repeatedly, winding back the clock one year each time, stringing together the years to follow the progress of each field as it grew and advanced. We found that in each case, the years leading up to a discovery followed a pattern: a burst of papers on a new, rapidly evolving topic, many of which quickly became influential. These characteristics—the percent of papers that are new, the percentage of papers that are brought in from other topics, and the influence of each individual paper—can all be measured separately for any given topic. Together, they act as a predictive signal that is detectable an average of five years before a transformative discovery is made, and up to thirty years before the discovery receives a major prize. Scanning the current research landscape for topics that display this signal allows us to predict what work will likely produce a future breakthrough. Each year we analyzed includes four or five signals, a number that appears to have remained constant across a twenty year time frame. In their classic work on the sociology of science, Bruno Latour and Steve Woolgar established that the desire to participate in a major discovery is an important motivator for scientists as they consider whether they should take up (or abandon) a research problem. Although further work is needed, the simplest explanation for our results is that this behavior is widespread enough to detect at scale. A foundational advance, or something like it, draws the attention of scientists and causes them to change the direction of their research. They vote with their feet, staking their own reputation and careers by publishing on and citing the new idea. That upswell of interest is the foundation of our breakthrough signal. What kind of research does our model identify as a breakthrough? After building a model based on the patterns in our 21 preselected breakthroughs, we tested it by identifying all early signals of discovery from 1994 through 1997. Of the 18 signals we found in that time period, 17 can be traced forward in time to a breakthrough. Examples include super-resolution fluorescence microscopy (see the image above), the directed evolution of proteins and enzymes (Chemistry Nobel, 2018), and sequencing the human genome (National Medal of Science, 2008). The discovery of the role of leptin signaling in obesity is a particularly interesting case study. Around 1950, scientists noticed the existence of a type of lab mouse that suffered from a unique inherited form of obesity. When given the freedom to choose their own diet, these mice ate more than normal and preferred food that was high in fat. Researchers had few clues as to why the animals overate; early experiments pointed to the existence of a soluble ob factor found circulating in the bloodstream that regulated appetite, but its identity was unknown. In 1994, Jeffrey Friedman and colleagues identified and sequenced the ob gene, noting that the protein it encoded appeared to fit the profile of a circulating factor. A year later, a trio of high-profile publications demonstrated that ob was a hormone that regulated body weight and fat deposition by regulating appetite. One of these was co-authored by Friedman, who christened it leptin from the ancient Greek word for thin. Using our model, the data from 1996 make it clear this advance would become a breakthrough. Scientists had flocked to study the biology of the new hormone, generating the flurry of new papers and citations required to produce a signal. One of these demonstrated that serum leptin concentrations reflected the amount of adipose tissue in the human body, providing clinical validation of the earlier mouse studies. Before the identification of leptin, scientists were unable to point to a specific molecule that controlled appetite and adiposity, so that it was impossible to rule out non-physiological causes of obesity; its characterization fundamentally changed our concept of weight gain. In 2010, Friedman and fellow pioneer Douglas Coleman were awarded a Lasker for the discovery. Our work also identifies breakthroughs in clinical practice and behavioral and social sciences, even though these areas are less likely to draw the attention of major prize committees. One example that falls into this category is the introduction of endovascular aneurysm repair, a minimally invasive surgical procedure for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm, a leading cause of death among Americans over the age of 65. Relative to the previous standard of care, it reduces in-hospital mortality by almost four-fold. In 2017, Timothy Chuter received the American College of Surgeons’ prestigious Jacobsen Innovation award for his multiple refinements to the technique. Another under-recognized breakthrough identified by our model is the development of standardized survey instruments to assess the quality of life for HIV+ patients. The antiretroviral cocktails introduced in the mid-1990s reduced AIDS mortality, but treatment came with serious side effects. The new evaluations showed that patients whose disease progressed had worse physical functioning than Americans with other chronic diseases, while those who were asymptomatic maintained a health-related quality of life on par with the overall US population. This evidence made it possible for patients and activists to argue that even in the absence of a total cure, and in spite of the side effects, alleviation of symptoms was a worthwhile priority for clinicians. My colleagues and I have failed to identify any significant recognition for the physicians and health policy experts who pioneered this advance, although in 2016, researchers called for the World Health Organization to set targets for good health-related quality of life as part of its framework to end the AIDS pandemic. From forecasting to funding How should science funders use our predictions? Any serious discussion of what we should do with this new capability needs to begin with an understanding of its limitations. We can’t (and shouldn’t) invest all of our resources in the small number of topics predicted to produce breakthroughs. Innovative new fields are born from existing ones; they rarely arise de novo. If funders don’t maintain a diverse portfolio, the breakthroughs of tomorrow will have no antecedents. Think of this as eating the seed corn, or killing the goose that lays the golden egg. There are also multiple goals of funding beyond basic scientific discovery, including translating discoveries into clinical practice, developing new technologies, supporting economic development, and training new scientists. The investments needed to accomplish these goals are likely different from those required to support emerging breakthroughs. Finally, we must be aware that we may not capture every instance of a breakthrough. The concept is fuzzy, and not every significant discovery is recognized with a major award. Further, breakthroughs are rare, meaning that our dataset is, by necessity, small. This makes formal estimates of accuracy challenging. Although our overall success rate appears to be high, any one signal may turn out to be a false positive. We found one apparent example: the development of the third generation COX-2 inhibitors, Vioxx and Celebrex, which were much celebrated in the early 2000s as effective but non-addictive pain relievers, meets all the algorithmic criteria of a breakthrough. Five years after it received FDA approval, researchers demonstrated that Vioxx was associated with serious cardiovascular complications, and the manufacturer voluntarily pulled the drug from the market. Celebrex remains available, although like other NSAIDs, it carries an FDA warning for increased cardiovascular risk. Decision makers who were overly focused on the breakthrough potential of this research might have wasted substantial resources nurturing an area that ultimately proved to be a failure—but so would those who relied on expert opinion at the time. That said, the potential benefits of funding the next mRNA vaccine or cancer immunotherapy years earlier than we might have are large. When we can’t assume the outcome of an action, it’s worth conducting an experiment. Can targeted support for areas that are poised to produce a breakthrough increase the return on scientific investment without cannibalizing future advances? With the necessary administrative infrastructure in place, conducting this experiment would be straightforward. First, identify all the breakthrough signals between 2018 and 2023, select half at random, and commit to a decade of investment. For biomedicine, a six year window should yield about 30 topics with the potential to produce a breakthrough. Providing strong support to half of these might be accomplished for $300 million a year. That’s roughly half of the recent annual budget of the NIH Common Fund or around 20% of the fiscal year 2025 budget for ARPA-H. After five years, then again at ten, compare to see which group — the one that was actively managed, or the control — produced more breakthroughs, and on what timescale. Although we used biomedicine as an example, the same experiment could just as well be run for physics, materials science, or any other discipline. Any attempt to undertake such an experiment should keep three points top of mind. First, we can predict the topic of future breakthroughs, but the people and vision for how to move the work forward are still important. In practice, this means success requires active program managers with the expertise to develop the science and the authority to do so, including by recruiting investigators. Second, we would be wise to learn from the failures of past attempts to fund transformative research. High among these are funding modestly repackaged work, confusing the genuinely novel with the merely unfamiliar, and relying too much on incumbent investigators. All of these risks can be mitigated by thoroughly and intelligently integrating high quality data into portfolio management. Finally, we need to have patience. Even with strong funding support, producing a breakthrough takes time. If supporting breakthroughs is the best way to nurture the birth of new fields, we also need to accurately describe and properly manage the other two stages, so that we invest wisely throughout the productive lifetime of ideas and divest once they reach the point of diminishing returns. We would benefit from more study of all of these phases, especially the transition from one to another. More research could answer questions like: When does a breakthrough become an established field? How do the availability of funding, the size and characteristics of the available workforce, and the accumulation of evidence that disagrees with prevailing models affect a field’s decline? Exactly how do old ideas give birth to new ones, and can we speed up the process? The more we understand about the dynamics of scientific progress, the better we can maximize the odds that our curiosity leads to results. I’d call that finding a way to make our own luck.

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