Ideas catalog
Every idea we've derived from recent research — the ones marked “Prototype” come with a live demo you can try.
A niche editorial tool that applies a specific literary framework to conflict reporting, though it faces significant headwinds regarding newsroom adoption and the subjectivity of 'myth' detection.
An interactive map showing how early farming, languages, and genes spread across the world.
A high-capex infrastructure play that leverages a specific efficiency finding but lacks a scalable 'kit' or product-led growth strategy.
A highly niche logistics tool with strong evidence for a specific corridor, but limited scalability and a questionable value proposition given the simplicity of the optimization targets.
A weather alert service for solar power operators in West Africa to predict cloud cover from ocean currents.
An editing tool that flags misused Roman poetry in history books and scripts.
A pragmatic B2B tool that turns a known industry data gap into a proprietary advantage for tire chemists, focusing on relative optimization rather than absolute prediction.
Backed by 4 papers
A well-reasoned behavioral intervention that smartly combines mechanism-specific gaming with parent-led generalization to avoid the common pitfalls of digital ADHD tools.
Backed by 3 papers
A generic EdTech wrapper around well-known pedagogical theories that lacks a specific technical moat or a high-urgency commercial wedge.
A niche tool for a highly specialized academic market that likely lacks the budget or incentive to purchase proprietary software over open-source community scripts.
A highly speculative diagnostic tool based on a single theoretical paper that attempts to map quantum entanglement to a specific geometric topology, lacking empirical validation.
A mathematically sound improvement for high-precision robotics that lacks a specific commercial wedge and relies on a generic academic overview.
A high-potential niche play that leverages an overlooked geological dataset to find 'blind' deposits, though it relies heavily on the quality of a single synthesis paper.
A workshop that teaches HR and counselors how to update old theories with current scientific evidence.
Backed by 2 papers
A well-evidenced observational tool that leverages a specific Indonesian trial to move MI theory into a practical teacher-led workflow, though it faces significant novelty hurdles due to existing similar tools in the catalog.
Backed by 3 papers
A verification service that checks if public claims about queer theory match the actual academic history.
Backed by 2 papers
A high-utility clinical tool that cleverly pivots from the subjective 'idealized body' problem to a technical 'digital manipulation' detection problem to support eating disorder recovery.
Backed by 6 papers
A low-moat content curation play that attempts to monetize open-access academic data for a high-end corporate audience.
A blood test for heart doctors to see if beta-blockers are suppressing a patient's immune response.
A philosophically rich but commercially precarious tool that attempts to operationalize political theory into a moderation API, lacking a clear path to monetization and a defined user base.
Backed by 5 papers