During recent decades, huge funds have been spent on research and scientific publication. Despite this, the world still faces many complex challenges and problems, such as climate changes, water scarcity, food insecurity, unemployment, poverty, infectious and chronic diseases. So, in your opinion, what changes in trends and practices of scientific research are needed to maximize the role of research in resolving real-world problems?
The real issue is our intent. When we conduct research because we are forced to do it then it stands no chance to come up with a solution to our real world problem. Scientists appear to be tools in the hands of decision making who make them come up with a narrative they find fit to support their cause.
The problem is not with the scientific method, it is with the practitioners.
The real issue is our intent. When we conduct research because we are forced to do it then it stands no chance to come up with a solution to our real world problem. Scientists appear to be tools in the hands of decision making who make them come up with a narrative they find fit to support their cause.
The problem is not with the scientific method, it is with the practitioners.
In my opinion, more and more community or small group level studies must be held to be able to generalize from the nano level. Otherwise, if we continue to aggregate and generalize the research about the problems you have mentioned, we won't be able to produce real-world solutions to the real-world problems. The beauty of this hardship is in this: every community is different from the others, so the problems that they are experiencing can be also different, thus requiring different solutions.
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Ibrahim
research conducted to solve problem/s, but unfortunately nowadays most of academic personnels do research for promotion in university no more, then no impact of their work in society at most cases.
It's not up to researchers to solve world problems. I believe just study what you're interested in :)
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