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How Research could be different



Computing could be quantum

Clinical trials could not end uninformatively

LIDAR could be used more in places throughout the world

An ancient apocalypse could have wiped out advanced civilizations

Teachers' unions could help or hinder schools

Prediction markets could improve future forecasts / public policy

Reflective pavement could make temperatures warmer

Raw data could be open / transparent / shared in pharmaceutical (or all) research studies

A large-scale volcanic eruption / meteor impact could be prepared for / cause climate change

Crowdfunding / different funding sources could improve science and research

Search and rescue expertise could be improved in the Coast Guard

Analysis could lead to paralysis

Philanthropy could cause scientific breakthroughs

Scientific papers could be computational essays

The Feynman technique could be used for learning and teaching

Critical theories and activist scholarship could be examined / taught / published accurately with room for debate

Social science could be more experimental, qualitative, and/or treated like engineering

Universities could spend less on administration, research, buildings, and amenities

Universities could outline PhD job prospects and improve PhD mental health

Scientific funding could produce quality research results

Drug testing on mice or other animals could lead to unreliable results

The academic / research peer review process could be improved / changed

Governments could support investigative reporting and journalism

Organization research could focus more on public administration

Scientific evidence could be produced by independent scientists

Interrogation approaches could be ethical, legal, and effective

Languages could be preserved

Artificial intelligence could make new scientific discoveries

Plants could have cognition

Social issues could be reframed and better communicated to create change

Citizens could be scientists

Nonfiction books' key lessons could be summarized

Tenure could be replaced with contracts

RCTs could be a marginal way to inform public policy

The scientific method could be obsolete

Research could be communicated and organized in easy-to-read formats

Plain language could be used more in government, universities, and other organizations

Evidence-based policy could be evidence-informed

The replication crisis could be addressed

Three kinds of tenure tracks could be used in universities

Think tanks could disclose scholars' ties to lobbying and/or firms

Syllabi could be collected and shared online

Academic faculty could be required to disclose conflicts of interest in research and nonacademic work

Wiki surveys could aid in citizen participation, research, and data collection

Governments, scientists, and institutions could have transparent and online data