A problem family — different problems, same issues

thetheoryhasn’tbeeninventedyet

10 problems across 10 fields

These 10 problems sit at the edge of what science can attempt. Predicting how organisms respond to climate requires joining physiology, ecology, and climate modeling, and no unified framework exists. Computing with brain organoids requires advances in neuroscience, computer science, and bioengineering at the same time. This family differs from the “the answer is in a field you’ve never heard of” family, where the knowledge exists and hasn't been joined. Here the foundational theory has not been invented.

The theory needed to solve these problems hasn't been invented yet, and inventing it requires contributions from fields that don't share a language.

The 10 problems in this family

the genome isn't the blueprintit fell between the crackshigh

also in the answer is in a field you’ve never heard of

will they adapt or collapse, nobody knowsit fell between the crackshigh

also in the model was never trained on this, the answer is in a field you’ve never heard of

brain cells in a dish, computing badlyit fell between the crackshigh

we cannot build what we cannot define as aliveit fell between the crackshigh

no proof for the neural network insideit fell between the crackshigh

four disciplines, no common languageit fell between the crackshigh

quantum effects in warm, wet cellsit fell between the cracksmedium

confident predictions, no error barsit fell between the crackshigh

also in the answer is in a field you’ve never heard of

from atoms to buildings, the math breaksit fell between the crackshigh

also in the answer is in a field you’ve never heard of

brains rewired by a changed worldmeasured the wrong thinghigh

also in the answer is in a field you’ve never heard of

Confidence: high = from a primary expert source (Tier 1) · medium = from an analyst, conference, or community source (Tier 2 or 3) · needs sourcing = flagged until we find a better source · the dot's size is its tier; a dashed dot needs sourcing

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