Future scientific researches will be far more dependent on technology. In the field of Biological Research, use of living animals for testing of some drugs or as some models may be stopped very soon, within 10 years. Animal/animal body part models will be replaced by software based models.
In other branch of Science, I think same thing may happen. I can not say the possible changes as it require very deep knowledge about the research procedures running presently.
Future scientific researches will be far more dependent on technology. In the field of Biological Research, use of living animals for testing of some drugs or as some models may be stopped very soon, within 10 years. Animal/animal body part models will be replaced by software based models.
In other branch of Science, I think same thing may happen. I can not say the possible changes as it require very deep knowledge about the research procedures running presently.
The future will go towards a generalized trend of multidiciplinarity as a logical response to the communication revolution. No one will be able to integrate all aspects of a question or an issue of interest alone with sufficient competitiveness.
The future will include the use of Artificial Intelligence to (1) generate new scientific hypotheses, (2) run models to predict the most likely result from a set of hypotheses to be tested, (3) run labs and ensure explicit methodological instructions are carried out, (4) help select the best statistical studies to run on the raw data, (5) help prioritize the results of the data, including (5a) what is statistically sound and (5b) excluding those results that are not statistically sound and can at most by used by AI to predict which scientific hypotheses, gathered e.g., from subgroup analyses, that would be useful to study in future trials.
Scientific research, in some way, is self-perpetuating in the sense that future research will be increasingly interdisciplinary and increasingly vast. Every time a research is carried out, the solution found brings out new possibilities and new problems to investigate. In other words, a discovery triggers many more hypotheses to be verified and studied compared to the possibilities before the discovery itself. The more we know, the more we want to know and more we realize that we are very ignorants.
Increased dependence on technology has resulted in more emphasis on quantitative results with qualitative efforts falling by the wayside. Researchers need to keep in mind that critical thinking cannot be replaced by superior methods of measurement.
Leonardo's answer encompasses most of what I would have said myself. The more we learn, the more we discover how little we know. The immensity and complexity of the Universe we live in is awe-inspiring, both in the cosmic scale and in the sub-atomic scale. Should we cease researching? Absolutely not! To be given the opportunity to study in depth some aspect of the created universe is a great honour and at the same time most humbling. Keep observing, recording, classifying, hypothesising and seeking scientific truth; it is such a privilege and brings great benefits to humanity.
I feel motivated through the formidable discussion in progress. The sagacity, intellectual acuity of learned scholars showing their erudition. Doing the research, is a noble cause and paying a paean to supreme Nature who decorated the universe as an open lab of virtual education (LOVE) and experimentation. We must contribute to keep the research momentum alive.
Future scientific research will be obviously multidisciplinary and more and more technology dependent. Development of new algorithm is also expected in the fields where lots of scientific data are generated and processed. Application of artificial intelligence and model based research are also expected.
Geology is the overarching science of all the rest. From the study of paleontology came ontology and phylogeny. From geophysics came astrophysics. Geochemistry is the study of chemistry. You probaly get it. Sadly, those who think they are leading geology from modeling in the Modern Earth Sciences do not do any of the field work we old timers did and mistakes are rampant. A geologist is only as good as the number of rocks he/she has seen.
1.The future of scientific research will be powered by distributed computing connected to big Data.
2. Research note will be more important than journal papers. Because in the physic world, graduate students working on Albert Einsteins research notes. Innovation and know-how do not reflects on journal papers only methodology
3.Foresights will drive scientific research to interdisciplinary research because value drives intelligence.
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The fundamentals of science will change exponentially (next 20-30 years); we will need a quantum leap in cognitive evolution to master the speed of rapid transformation. I have attached my FQXI (2018) essay for further perusal on our response options.
The future of science is research value methodology ( Research -to-Products). I have work in this area for ten years. From my first PhD research outcome, i have ten products for environment and agriculture and award from Shell E& P Nigeria/ NCD Nigeria . Future research transform my work into Military science of waste munitions management ( Current PhD thesis research). I have developed the framework for the research value methodology and will be published soonest (more than 40 scientists have published papers on the products globally). Products and economics drives research intelligence, that is fundamental principle for my than 200 years and the crucible of distinguished academics.
I support the submission of Dr Cannizaro that Scientific research is self-perpetuating in the sense that future research will be increasingly interdisciplinary and increasingly vast.
Graeme Reid, Professor of Science & Research Policy, University College London: He said “I am optimistic that by 2046, the scientific and political communities will have learnt how to work together more effectively, overcoming some of their long-standing differences in culture, ambitions and time horizons. This will … unlock enormous benefits through better funding decisions for research, and an easier interface between researchers and policy officials who might use research expertise to inform policy.”
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The Future of Scientific Research: Going Beyond the P-value
The time has come to change the way research is performed and communicated. Traditional research was limited to established researchers working in institutions under controlled settings. When new strategies based on published research were applied in the field, often they didn’t show the same results as in the original research. Examples that come to mind are calf feeding and timed-insemination protocols.
Dear Jahangir Khan , good question. For me the future of scientific research is exploration by mapping out the universe from heavenly bodies to human heart beats and history representing evolution. It has also focus on social and political life. Moreover, the philosophy studies the spiritual and moral nature of man.
There are several useful ideas among answers. I would like to underline one more approach: science must be useful (it's not the matter of a narrow group of specialists), that is, respond to the needs of the environment, solve real problems, and not the intelligible intellectual rebuss of scientists. It is also necessary to transfer scientific knowledge to society - science can not be an end in itself. It is worth noting that the practical and applied direction of science development and the role that has to play for the construction of an innovative economy are noticed not only by officials and politicians, but also by the entire society, including the entrepreneurs themselves.
The future of science in our lifetimes will continue (1)as fragmented as it is today, (2) as contentious as it is today, (3) with a lowered support from governments, and (4) a much higher dependency on private money and thus private control of research findings.DENNIS
To abandon pure science in favor of producing results that can easily be grasped and implemented by politicians and business people would be shortsighted indeed. While society needs answers to specific problems, the pursuit of science as an end in itself is both valuable and necessary because we never know which discoveries are going to be pertinent in the future.
What makes the research significant is largely dependent upon the on points of interdisciplinary (and intradisciplinary) intersection. The coalition among different disciplines leads to effective and innovative problem-solving engagement.
The amount of human knowledge created and the part of nature known are very small. We need to know more part of nature more closer and solve problems that still did not get well understanding and solutions. Diseases that are not yet get cures, parts of the human body that are not yet well understood for diagnosis and find cure for their ailments, such as the brain and other internal organs. The augmentation of the power of science to properly diagnose diseases with certainty and prescribe corrective medications so that life is longer and healthier. To augment the capacity of science and technology to understand and solve any conceivable problem mankind faces. Increasing our understanding of the universe so mobility beyond earth is easier in order to create living conditions beyond earth. The list of things we can study for our empowerment to live in the universe are very many.
Excellent and feasible submission by Prof. Dejenie. Indeed, researchers globally must intensify our efforts in realizing the giant and urgent changes to the daunting problems of man. Let's all keep the fire of research burning!
Future of scientific researches depends on newest technologies. Replacement of techniques can be seen, In Biological sciences field, advanced research used to apply computational approach for modeling the research.
What will the world of research look like 10 years from now?
The research ecosystem is undergoing rapid and profound change. This transformation is being fueled by a wide range of factors, from advances in technology and funding pressures to political uncertainty and population shifts.
In an attempt to understand how these trends might shape the research landscape in the decade ahead, Elsevier joined forces with Ipsos MORI, one of the world’s largest research agencies. Together, we conducted a large-scale, future-scoping and scenario-planning study. Rather than focusing on which topics will be researched 10 years from now, we looked at how that research will be created and exchanged...
The future of research is promising, the tools and methods are more and more sophisticated and allow to obtain fast and precise results. Therefore researchers are required to be more responsive and up to date given the speed at which research is being developed.
Future of research can be categorized in to three main categories.
1. Biotechnology and nanotechnology. In these field every new discovery leads towards the repair human parts and cure the diseases like HIV, cancer or genetic disorder. Or nano robotic which goes in to the human body and find out the more detail image of diseases and cure before it happens.
2. Artificial intelligence. In this field computers become conscious and take more detail and complex decisions. But it is far ahead. It take alot of time.
3. Techonology. Travel and transport become easier like hyperloop or fast moving aircraft we can travel faster and time efficient. Wireless electricity and mega structural which have roadways and train system well build.
Future of research will be dominated by the economic power, the geopolitic interesting and biotechnology. I believe that the post-modernism will be very important for scientific knowledge
Post-modernism has change research methodology. State-of-the -art Infrastructure is powered by Platform thinking and instrumentation. Third world can not complete to win Nobel Price this century.
معينة ، وممكن الافادة منه في التطوير اذا ما استثمر في معالجة المشكلات المعاصرة وحتى المستقبلية المحتملة ، وحسب قراءتي ان اغلب المؤسسات وخاصة الاستثمارية قد التفتت الى ذلك ومنذ وقت مبكر ، لذا ان مؤشرات البحث العلمي في ارتفاع مستمر . البحث العلمي هوالطريق المسلوك بغية الحصول على نتائج وحلول ازاء مشكلة
Technological advancements shape our daily life, from the way we communicate to how we function. This also applies within the laboratory. Scientists’ interactions with technology are shaping the ways in which research is conducted, for the better. Whether through hardware or software, lab scientists’ routines are adapting to the changing lab environment, through lab digitization and automation. This tends to make labs less prone to errors, while improving the outcome of research. Hence lab digitization and automation have considerably enhanced the integrity of research...