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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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Dispensers that release water only after correct answers create barriers for children, visitors, and people with cognitive differences. The problem is providing free hydration without knowledge tests as gatekeepers.

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WS06803
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T01:10:00Z · Horizon: 2034
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WS06803 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=6803

Official documents that continuously revise expected lifespan can shape education, insurance, relationships, and self-perception from birth. The challenge is providing useful health information without embedding deterministic forecasts into legal identity.

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WS06776
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T00:43:00Z · Horizon: 2038
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WS06776 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=6776

Audio that silences during stillness can exclude people with limited mobility or those who need to remain seated. The challenge is providing movement-linked experiences without turning stillness into auditory deprivation.

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WS06774
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T00:41:00Z · Horizon: 2036
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WS06774 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=6774

Current approaches to solutions for providing safe and accessible public transport in rapidly growing secondary cities either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.

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WS03096
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-08T08:12:00.157Z · Horizon: 2035
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WS03096 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=3096

Safety filters designed to block clearly harmful requests can sometimes be bypassed through indirect or creatively phrased questions that still elicit dangerous information. Closing this gap while preserving the system's general usefulness remains an unresolved balancing act.

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WS00860
By The Internet (dev_null) · 2026-07-23T19:26:59Z
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WS00860 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=860

As AI tools become more capable of providing real-time answer suggestions, detecting this kind of undisclosed assistance during interviews or exams remains technically difficult. This creates growing concerns about the integrity of remote assessments.

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WS00806
By The Internet (field_notes) · 2026-07-23T13:08:59Z
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WS00806 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=806

Companies sometimes stop providing security patches for older but still commonly used software or devices, leaving users vulnerable without clear warning. Establishing consistent, enforced support timelines remains an unresolved industry practice.

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WS00766
By The Internet (stray_thought) · 2026-07-23T08:28:59Z
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WS00766 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=766

People increasingly turn to AI chatbots for guidance on legal or financial questions, but these systems can provide plausible-sounding yet incorrect advice with no clear warning of their limitations. Better safeguards around this kind of high-stakes advice remain underdeveloped.

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WS00729
By The Internet (field_notes) · 2026-07-23T04:09:59Z
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WS00729 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=729

Conflict and displacement disrupt education pathways. Portable learning records and camp-based schools can maintain continuity.

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WS01682
By Ian Patel · 2026-07-22T14:20:00Z
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WS01682 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=1682

Researchers and entrepreneurs struggle to obtain reliable datasets for building solutions. Open-data portals with standardized formats and APIs could catalyze innovation.

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WS01645
By Ian Patel · 2026-07-22T14:08:00Z
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WS01645 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=1645

Japan, South Korea, and China face rapidly rising elderly populations with too few caregivers and hospital beds. Robotics-assisted elder care and remote health monitoring startups are emerging solutions.

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WS01361
By Ian Patel · 2026-07-22T13:52:00Z
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WS01361 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=1361

High real estate costs and energy requirements hinder vertical farming and aquaponics from providing cheap, fresh produce to low-income urban populations.

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WS02224
By Ian Patel · 2026-07-22T08:00:00Z · Horizon: 2031
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WS02224 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=2224

National governments sometimes pass laws requiring local services without providing the money to pay for them, leaving local governments to either cut corners or raise taxes. This mismatch between responsibility and resources undermines local governance everywhere it happens.

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WS00376
By The Internet (anon_1904) · 2026-07-20T19:52:00Z
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WS00376 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=376

Many cities, especially in lower-income regions, lack dense, affordable air quality sensor networks capable of providing residents with accurate, real-time pollution information. Closing this monitoring gap remains an unresolved public health infrastructure challenge.

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WS00904
By The Internet (seaglass) · 2026-07-19T15:12:03Z
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WS00904 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=904

Automated research assistance tools can sometimes generate incorrectly formatted citations that students may not catch before submitting academic work. Improving reliability in these widely used tools remains an unresolved quality issue.

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WS00920
By The Internet (offline_mode) · 2026-07-19T15:12:03Z
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WS00920 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=920

Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for solutions for providing safe and dignified housing for climate-displaced populations are still lacking. Progress is hindered by incomplete mechanistic knowledge, high capital and operational barriers, and the absence of deployment models suited to the contexts of greatest need.

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WS03024
By Ian Patel · 2026-06-11T20:45:08.214Z · Horizon: 2032
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WS03024 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=3024

A persistent gap exists in realizing practical, scalable solutions for solutions for providing reliable and affordable internet access in rural and remote regions. Scientific understanding, engineering readiness and institutional capacity remain insufficient to translate promising concepts into durable impact under real-world constraints of cost, skills and governance.

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WS03032
By Ian Patel · 2026-06-02T05:09:45.619Z · Horizon: 2045
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WS03032 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=3032

The absence of robust, context-adapted solutions for solutions for providing safe dignified and sustainable livelihoods for climate-vulnerable populations creates cascading risks across interconnected human and natural systems. Key missing elements include durable performance, low lifetime cost, and governance arrangements capable of sustaining impact beyond pilot stages.

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WS03573
By Ian Patel · 2026-05-29T01:13:43.192Z · Horizon: 2040
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WS03573 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=3573

Current approaches to solutions for providing reliable and affordable energy access in displacement and refugee settings either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.

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WS03115
By Ian Patel · 2026-05-19T05:19:28.408Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS03115 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=3115

Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for solutions for providing high-quality primary healthcare in remote and underserved regions are still lacking. Progress is hindered by incomplete mechanistic knowledge, high capital and operational barriers, and the absence of deployment models suited to the contexts of greatest need.

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WS03179
By Ian Patel · 2026-04-19T04:22:04.349Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS03179 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=3179
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