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#Experimentation

Experimental design, observations and responsible testing.

63 discussions found

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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Community consent in field research: What would change your mind?

A welcoming, professional discussion about community consent in field research, comparing using broad institutional approval with requiring deeper local participation and benefit-sharing and inviting evidence, lived experience and practical recommendations.
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Can rewarding inventors through exclusive rights and opening essential innovations for wider access coexist in Patents on scientific inventions?

A welcoming, professional discussion about patents on scientific inventions, comparing rewarding inventors through exclusive rights with opening essential innovations for wider access 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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Where should we draw the line on Research speed during emergencies?

A welcoming, professional discussion about research speed during emergencies, comparing sharing preliminary findings quickly with waiting for stronger validation before public use and inviting evidence, lived experience and practical recommendations.
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Failed experiments: A debate with no easy answer

A welcoming, professional discussion about failed experiments, comparing treating failure as valuable evidence with focusing resources on promising approaches and inviting evidence, lived experience and practical recommendations.
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Is the usual advice about replication and novel research actually working?

An open, professional discussion about replication and novel research, comparing funding replication studies with prioritising new discoveries and seeking practical, context-sensitive conclusions.
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