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\section{The Times They Are a-Changin}
%As humankind pushes the boundaries of knowledge, the
Science is going through a rapid phase of transformation.
Two important trends are emerging:
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\item Research is becoming more complex, requiring larger collaborations and bigger experiments.
\item Science and technology increasingly affect modern society.
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The first trend is easy to understand. Let's think of the cumulative knowledge of humankind as a sphere. Scientists work at the surface and try to "\href{http://matt.might.net/articles/phd-school-in-pictures/}{push the boundary}". Discovery increases the volume of knowledge. As the sphere's volume grows, so does its surface area. Therefore an ever increasing number of researchers is required to tessellate the expanding cutting-edge of science. Moreover, contrary to a few hundred years ago when the sphere of knowledge was so small that a single polymath could master large chunks of it, nowadays no human can understand the details of more than a few research topics. To capture the bigger picture and understand very complex research questions, collaborative efforts combining together a number of highly specific expertises are required.