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As scientists what thing would you like to see solved/done/explained that has not been done yet? Or are surprised it hasn't? (lemmy.world)

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[–] oyfrog@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Selfishly, as a biologist, I would like to see:

Reconciliation of rates of evolution that scales from microevolution to macroevolution
Accurate/reasonable estimation of lineage death rates for macroevolutionary diversification analysis
(extension of previous) Reasonably estimate fossilization probability for (more) accurate clade age estimates
Moving beyond phylogenetic trees (phylogenetic networks are a step in the right direction I think)

As a citizen of Earth, I would like to see:

Actual plastic recycling that dramatically reduces the need for virgin petro-chemicals
A 3D printer beyond plastics (I think this kind of a thing, but I would like it to scale for consumers and industry)
A less massive battery that can be used for commercial flight
Better earthquake detection

As a person who enjoys knee-deep sci-fi, I would like to see:

FTL travel
Futurama style heads-in-a-jar
A Dyson sphere or swarm
A hyperloop

As a (frustrated) scientist I would like to see:

Society move beyond "societal utility" of scientific studies/discovery and embrace "science for the sake of science"

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