SeriesFusion | Knowledge & PhilosophyKnowledge & Philosophy papers published by SeriesFusion.https://seriesfusion.comFifty million scientific papers show AI pulling fields closer together while concentrating credit at elite institutions. AI research crossed disciplinary boundaries broadly, yet used smaller teams, spanned less of the prestige hierarchy, and delivered larger citation premiums to top institutions.https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7203380https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7203380Artificial Intelligence Contributes to Scientific Convergence While Concentrating Production and Recognition | Metascience. Original: 7203380Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTMetasciencemetascienceOne hundred fifty-one nuclear scenarios exposed sharp differences among seven frontier AI systems. Model recommendations changed across escalation, arms control, proliferation, countries, and phrasing, with 91.7 percent of pairwise inter-model differences reaching significance.https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.05180https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.05180The Nuclear Decision-Making Benchmark: Evaluating Frontier LLMs on Nuclear Tendencies | Philosophy & Ethics. Original: 2608.05180Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTPhilosophy & Ethicsphilosophy-ethicsTwo ounces of purified cobalt crossed from Saxony through the Vatican to the Qing court. Reconstructing the wet-chemical process suggests early artisans could separate similar metals by selective precipitation, changing both porcelain-authenticity debates and the history of chemistry.https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7211624https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7211624The Gift of the Pope: Two Ounces of Purified Cobalt Reframe Chemical Revolution and Early Modern Global Entanglements | History of Science. Original: 7211624Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTHistory of Sciencehistory-of-scienceEleven million US patents are drifting farther apart in idea space, and the collisions that once marked crowded invention have almost disappeared.https://seriesfusion.com/paper/cw_8c3e8fcb95dc85d08a0ehttps://seriesfusion.com/paper/cw_8c3e8fcb95dc85d08a0eSpreading Out Across Expanding Idea Space | Metascience. Original: 10.3386/w35499Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTMetasciencemetascience