This platform for evidence aggregation allows you to ask science questions and receive real answers, not opinions. Currently in alpha, education startup Rationally is described as "a crowdsourced evidence aggregator that answers science questions neutrally, comprehensively, transparently."
The new venture addresses confirmation bias, political cherry-picking and other exaggerations by finding the truth, even if findings are inconclusive. The science-oriented evidence aggregation platform employs a transparent methodology where community members answer questions based on peer-reviewed sources. Covering controversial concerns like climate change, vaccines, GMOs and more, Rationally aims to offer a public service with transparent and easy to understand responses without resorting to partisanship.
In a polarized political climate, many are increasingly valuing reason and objectivity and are seeking less mainstream ways of informing themselves.
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Evidence Aggregation Platform Rationally Answers Science Questions
Trend Themes
1. Evidence Aggregation Platforms - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing platforms that aggregate evidence to provide unbiased and comprehensive answers to science questions.
2. Transparent Methodology - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating transparent methodologies for community members to answer questions based on peer-reviewed sources, reducing confirmation bias and political cherry-picking.
3. Alternative Information Sources - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Meeting the increasing demand for less mainstream ways of informing oneself by offering alternative platforms for accessing transparent and unbiased responses to controversial concerns.
Industry Implications
1. Education Technology - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrating evidence aggregation platforms into educational technology to provide students with unbiased and comprehensive answers to science questions.
2. Media and Journalism - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporating transparent methodologies for evidence aggregation into media and journalism practices to combat confirmation bias and provide unbiased information to the public.
3. Public Service - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Building platforms that offer transparent and easy-to-understand responses to controversial concerns, such as climate change and vaccines, to serve as a public service and promote informed decision-making.