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World Solve is a public institutional repository for identifying real unresolved problems across science, society, health, governance, economics, and local systems. Each entry is intended to be citable, inspectable, and actionable.
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Global / Unspecified, Global
Growing political division in many countries is making even routine governance decisions slower and more contentious than in the past. Rebuilding functional cooperation across political divides remains an unresolved societal challenge.
society-governance
global-unspecified
political
making
governance
stop
polarization
basic
compromise
increasingly
difficult
growing
philosophy-ethics
whether
public
haven
resolved
determine
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
As automation and AI displace routine and increasingly cognitive labor, most economies still assume most people need traditional jobs to survive and find purpose. Without a credible alternative, mass automation risks instability rather than shared benefit.
economics-resources
global-unspecified
jobs
don
have
economic
model
ready
world
machines
automation
displace
whether
philosophy-ethics
determine
resolved
agreed
way
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Current detectors cost billions of dollars and can only catch the largest cosmic collisions. A cheaper detection method would let us study the universe's most violent events far more often.
health-biology
global-unspecified
study
yet
detect
gravitational
waves
cheaply
enough
routinely
current
detectors
whether
philosophy-ethics
haven
way
technology-computing
reliable
open
South Africa, Africa
Design care models that maintain treatment continuity for migrants, truck drivers, seasonal workers, and displaced people who routinely cross administrative boundaries.
health-biology
africa
south-africa
tuberculosis
treatment
workers
improving
adherence
among
mobile
design
care
models
global-unspecified
economics-resources
philosophy-ethics
whether
haven
