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title: How Machine Learning Could Change Science
description: Scientists have long been using simulation and experimentation to build predictive codes that drive scientific discovery. Machine learning and data analytics are poised to completely revolutionize scientific discovery by presenting a third way of looking at reality.
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# [How Machine Learning Could Change Science](https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/how-machine-learning-could-change-science)

 Written by [Jeff Hopkins](https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/author/jeff-hopkins) | 8/6/19 4:00 PM

Scientists have long been using simulation and experimentation to build predictive codes that drive scientific discovery. Machine learning and data analytics are poised to completely revolutionize scientific discovery by **presenting a third way of looking at reality**.

[Read the full article on* Data Center Dynamics *→](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/analysis/how-machine-learning-could-change-science/)

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