Vignettes of machine learning in the natural sciences

The promise of machine learning to aid in scientific discovery is now a frequent topic in journals and conferences. For the last 5 years, the Google Accelerated Science team has been partnering with scientists in a variety of natural science fields to make this promise a reality. I’ll sample a few of our achievements with examples in scientific computing and molecular design while also highlighting the current and future challenges in the effective use of machine learning in the sciences.