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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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Urban platforms that reposition based on market indicators create unpredictable geography, disrupt supply chains, and separate communities. The problem is coordinating mobility, infrastructure continuity, and resident rights when the ground itself moves for financial reasons.
platforms
stabilizing
floating
cities
whose
economics-resources
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Search results are increasingly cluttered with content engineered to game ranking algorithms rather than genuinely help users, and search engines are struggling to keep pace with these tactics. This has made finding trustworthy information online noticeably harder over time.
technology-computing
global-unspecified
search
engines
genuinely
information
content
yet
build
reliably
separate
useful
whether
philosophy-ethics
mathematics-logic
haven
resolved
know
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
People currently juggle dozens of separate logins and identity systems, each with different security and privacy standards. A single trusted, privacy-respecting identity system remains unbuilt at global scale.
technology-computing
global-unspecified
identity
don
have
universal
standard
digital
works
safely
every
country
whether
philosophy-ethics
resolved
determine
society-governance
open
Europe / Unspecified, Europe
Member states maintain separate procurement and R&D processes, reducing scale and interoperability. Data-driven joint procurement platforms and shared standards tools could enhance efficiency.
society-governance
europe
europe-unspecified
european
defence-industrial
coordination
fragmented
procurement
member
states
maintain
separate
processes
systems
technology-computing
standards
african
data
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Dental problems can affect overall health significantly, yet dental care is often separated from general healthcare systems and priced out of reach for many. Closing this gap remains an overlooked but serious healthcare access issue.
health-biology
global-unspecified
care
dental
yet
general
make
affordable
accessible
same
degree
medical
whether
philosophy-ethics
haven
mathematics-logic
access
remains
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Search results are ranked mostly by popularity and relevance signals, not by actual accuracy, letting false but engaging content rise to the top. A better system needs to weigh truthfulness, not just engagement.
technology-computing
global-unspecified
search
build
engines
reliably
separate
high-quality
information
convincing
misinformation
not
whether
philosophy-ethics
mathematics-logic
haven
yet
resolved
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Many significant social advances were achieved only after considerable struggle and suffering, raising the unresolved question of whether that cost taints or is separate from the value of the progress itself. This tension shapes how societies remember pivotal historical movements.
philosophy-ethics
global-unspecified
whether
historical
progress
suffering
don
have
resolved
way
determine
fair
know
haven
mathematics-logic
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Some argue art should be evaluated purely on artistic merit, while others believe morally repugnant content diminishes a work's value regardless of technical skill. This unresolved debate continues to shape discussions of controversial art and literature.
philosophy-ethics
global-unspecified
art
morally
don
have
agreed
way
determine
whether
judged
good
resolved
know
haven
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Some philosophers argue all observation and reasoning is inevitably shaped by underlying values, while others maintain a meaningful distinction between fact and value can still be preserved. This unresolved question underlies much of epistemology and philosophy of science.
philosophy-ethics
global-unspecified
values
haven
resolved
whether
possible
fully
separate
objective
facts
world
know
mathematics-logic
determine
every
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Detecting serious illness usually still requires multiple separate tests, doctor visits, and significant cost, which many people simply skip. A single affordable screening test could catch problems that currently go unnoticed for years.
health-biology
global-unspecified
test
don
have
cheap
at-home
screen
major
diseases
once
detecting
whether
philosophy-ethics
determine
resolved
way
agreed
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Neuroscience can map which brain regions activate during thought, but nobody can explain why that activity produces subjective experience at all. This gap separates our understanding of the brain from any real understanding of the mind.
philosophy-ethics
global-unspecified
brain
don
know
consciousness
arises
physical
matter
understanding
neuroscience
map
whether
resolved
determine
mathematics-logic
haven
have
Develop economically viable technologies and markets for end-of-life turbine blades, which are difficult to separate, recycle, transport, and repurpose.
economics-resources
europe
denmark
blades
recycling
composite
wind-turbine
scale
develop
economically
viable
technologies
markets
safe
efficient
global-unspecified
advanced
haven