The Alien Space of Science: Sampling Coherent but Cognitively Unavailable Research Directions
The Alien Sampling framework seeks to find scientific ideas that are scientifically plausible but unlikely to be proposed by current researchers. It decomposes literature into basic 'idea atoms' and scores potential research directions based on how coherent they are (plausible) and how available they are within the existing scientific community. This method aims to discover novel, high-quality research directions outside the established trends.