This post from Sep 2019 suggests a bunch of academic fields that are under-explored.
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๐งโโ๏ธ Origins of this List
๐ THE LIST
๐ฅ๏ธ Computer Science
- ๐ถ Lifelong learning
- ๐ฟ Transfer Learning
- ๐๏ธ Computronium
- ๐ฃ Existential risks posed by technical debt
- ๐๏ธ Higher-level programming languages (and actually building large systems with them)
- ๐๏ธ Specialized Hardware for Probabilistic computing
- ๐ Intuitive Visual cryptographic proofs
- ๐จโโ๏ธ Lexicographic conversions between algorithms and legal codes
๐งฑ Materials Science
- โฑ๏ธ High-energy Radiation insulation
- ๐บ High-density self-healing materials
- ๐ฒ Incorporation of still-living materials into structures
๐ Biology
- ๐ฅถ Cryobiology
- ๐งซ Immortal Model Organisms
- ๐งฌ Biological Radiation resistance
- ๐ Chaotic systems in biology
๐ Geoscience
๐ Economics
- โฒ๏ธ Intentionally Self-destructing organizations
- ๐ฐ Successful anti-corruption strategies
- ๐จโ๐ญ Organizational psychology and operations for unions
- ๐๏ธ Charter Cities
- ๐คท How to account for the revealed preference problem
๐ง Neuroscience
- ๐งฎ Different categories of neural plasticity
- ๐ค Extreme Empathy
- ๐ง Healthy psychological baselines
- ๐ฐ Anti-neurosis & PTSD-resistance
- ๐งโโ๏ธ Necroneurology
- ๐ฒ Communication of Probability and Uncertainty
๐ Architecture
โ Mathematics
- ๐ Techniques for combining dependent instead of independent p-values for meta-analysis
- ๐ฒ Experimental design using solutions to problems in Latin Squares
- ๐ Patterns among proofs for subspace-packing problems
โ๏ธ Physics
- ๐๏ธ Increasing Iteration Speed of Experimental Physics
- ๐ Reservoir Computing for Dynamical Systems
- ๐งฟ Ball Lightning
- ๐ Nuclear-powered propulsion for Aeronautics
- โพ๏ธ What is the actual value of โMathematical beautyโ?
๐ค Philosophy
- โ๏ธ Experimental Ethics
- ๐ธ Effective Altruism
- ๐ฉโ๐ฌ Improving the iteration speed of scientific knowledge
- ๐จโ๐ซ Alternatives to Peer-review-based funding
But seriously, I'd really love a deeper dive on many of these topics and other suggestions for academic disciplines