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#Discovery and Innovation

New discoveries and their responsible application.

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By 2035, will AI strengthen Academic Research or quietly redefine it?

A forward-looking discussion on academic research in Science, Research & Discovery, exploring how self-driving laboratories that generate hypotheses, run experiments and refine theories could change opportunity, risk, responsibility and everyday life by 2035.
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A practical challenge: Researcher neutrality

A welcoming, professional discussion about researcher neutrality, comparing aiming for strict detachment with acknowledging values and positionality transparently and inviting evidence, lived experience and practical recommendations.
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The strongest case for both sides of Traditional knowledge and modern science

A welcoming, professional discussion about traditional knowledge and modern science, comparing integrating community knowledge into research with requiring conventional scientific validation first and inviting evidence, lived experience and practical recommendations.
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Evidence certainty and timely decisions: Waiting for strong certainty or acting on incomplete but urgent evidence?

An open, professional discussion about evidence certainty and timely decisions, comparing waiting for strong certainty with acting on incomplete but urgent evidence and seeking practical, context-sensitive conclusions.
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What should responsible people prioritise in Artificial intelligence in discovery?

A welcoming, professional discussion about artificial intelligence in discovery, comparing using AI to explore massive possibilities with protecting human judgement in hypothesis and interpretation and inviting evidence, lived experience and practical recommendations.
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Real experiences wanted: Science communication

A welcoming, professional discussion about science communication, comparing simplifying findings for public understanding with preserving technical uncertainty and nuance and inviting evidence, lived experience and practical recommendations.
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Negative and positive research results: Prioritising exciting positive findings or publishing null and negative results?

An open, professional discussion about negative and positive research results, comparing prioritising exciting positive findings with publishing null and negative results and seeking practical, context-sensitive conclusions.
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Your perspective: What counts as a meaningful discovery

A welcoming, professional discussion about what counts as a meaningful discovery, comparing valuing major breakthroughs with valuing small reliable improvements and inviting evidence, lived experience and practical recommendations.
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Where should we draw the line on open data and participant privacy?

An open, professional discussion about open data and participant privacy, comparing sharing datasets for verification with restricting access to protect participants and seeking practical, context-sensitive conclusions.
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Evidence standards for policy: What works in real life?

A welcoming, professional discussion about evidence standards for policy, comparing waiting for strong causal proof with acting on credible but incomplete evidence and inviting evidence, lived experience and practical recommendations.
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Citizen science and expert control: Opening research to public participation or keeping methods under professional supervision?

An open, professional discussion about citizen science and expert control, comparing opening research to public participation with keeping methods under professional supervision and seeking practical, context-sensitive conclusions.
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Public funding and commercial research: Funding research through government or relying on private investment?

An open, professional discussion about public funding and commercial research, comparing funding research through government with relying on private investment and seeking practical, context-sensitive conclusions.
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