Interesting problems that should be solved but aren't being worked upon?

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What are some of the most interesting problems from you respective domains that you feel should be solved but which aren't in focus areas of decision-makers and not being worked upon by enough people?

giantg2 · Accepted Answer

The government's lack of uniform application of the law and disregard for rule of law. I'm tired of the hypocrisy and corruption.
Unionizing or creating a standardized contract for software developers across the industry. I'm tired of companies breaking their own policies, eroding benefits, and having unrealistic expectations.
Political parties need to be refreshed and probably add more so there aren't just two mainstream ones. I hate that this election will be a choice between two corrupt, senile, old aholes.
Restructuring government spending and taxes. For example, property taxes funding education - it provides uneven funding based on the socioeconomic status of the locale and also provides a mechanism to throw the elderly out if their homes, or prevent that transfer of 'wealth' to the next generation (who likely need it). And the spending side is ridiculous with their turf fields, fancy new buildings, etc.
I could go on and on.

manx · Answer

A "Wikipedia of Arguments", one can refer to in public discussions.Relevant links: https://github.com/canonical-debate-lab/paper/blob/master/RE....https://www.societylibrary.org/

paulz_ · Answer

Fusion! We know it's possible. We have some half working proof of concept projects. I was shocked when I learned that research spending on fusion energy worldwide is something like $1.5B. Thats basically a rounding error compared to the gains of solving it.Room temperature superconductors also come to mind but I think that venture is somewhat better funded than Fusion.

rapjr9 · Answer

All kinds of medical cures, for flu, for colds, for acne, for Lyme, for West Nile, for chronic fatigue syndrome, the list goes on. They say the flu is too difficult to cure because it mutates, but they also said DNA was too difficult to sequence. For many of these there is no research funding at all and no one is really even trying.

manx · Answer

News aggregatores, where the voting score actually correlates strongly with the quality of the content.All aggregators I know are driven by feedback loops, which lead to false negatives (good content with bad score) and chaotic behavior of what actually bubbles to the top.

desi_ninja · Answer

Clean drinkable water from ocean water and dirty water. most of the world suffers from lack of clean drinking water. create a tech to clear sewer water without needing much electricity in a cheap way

impendia · Answer

How can we slow, stop, mitigate, and/or reverse the effects of global warming ---- in a way that aligns with capitalist incentives and the natural human inclination to be lazy?

Interesting problems that should be solved but aren't being worked upon?

What are some of the most interesting problems from you respective domains that you feel should be solved but which aren't in focus areas of decision-makers and not being worked upon by enough people?

A "Wikipedia of Arguments", one can refer to in public discussions.
Relevant links: https://github.com/canonical-debate-lab/paper/blob/master/RE....
https://www.societylibrary.org/

News aggregatores, where the voting score actually correlates strongly with the quality of the content.
All aggregators I know are driven by feedback loops, which lead to false negatives (good content with bad score) and chaotic behavior of what actually bubbles to the top.

Clean drinkable water from ocean water and dirty water. most of the world suffers from lack of clean drinking water. create a tech to clear sewer water without needing much electricity in a cheap way

How can we slow, stop, mitigate, and/or reverse the effects of global warming ---- in a way that aligns with capitalist incentives and the natural human inclination to be lazy?