id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt jiang-cross-2020 jiang-cross-2020 .docx application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document 3583 323 55 Among the top strengths of happy marriages, at least five can be reflected in cross-disciplinary ML research, including "discuss problems well," "handle differences creatively," and "maintain a good balance of time alone and together." I use two examples of my personal experiences (as a computer scientist) of collaborating with researchers from multiple disciplines (e.g., historians, psychologists, IT technicians) to illustrate. Cross-disciplinary research matters, because (1) it provides an understanding of complex problems that require a multifaceted approach to solve; (2) it combines disciplinary breadth with the ability to collaborate and synthesize varying expertise; (3) it enables researchers to reach a wider audience and communicate diverse viewpoints; (4) it encourages researchers to confront questions that traditional disciplines do not ask while opening up new areas of research; and (5) it promotes disciplinary self-awareness about methods and creative practices (Urquhart et al. ./cache/jiang-cross-2020.docx ./txt/jiang-cross-2020.txt