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When should a scientific consensus be trusted, and when should it be challenged? (Science, Consensus & Dissent)

Proposed by @anonymous1

What should never be left to an algorithm in healthcare?

Proposed by @anonymous1

Transportation, Cities & Public Policy Should cities be designed around cars, trains, ships, people, or something else entirely?

Proposed by @anonymous

"What other industry can pick up the slack?" - @svembu https://twitter.com/svembu/status/2083760448802025967

Proposed by @anonymous1

"Why does everything feel fake?" - @mattvanswol https://twitter.com/mattvanswol/status/2084448215038906449

Proposed by @anonymous

Lead Questions from other tours

If all learning involves imitation, borrowing, and building on the work of others, what makes AI-assisted copying fundamentally different? Where should we draw the line between legitimate AI assistance, collaboration, imitation, and plagiarism?

When AI Does Your Thinking - exploring the new plagiarism problem #2 · Upcoming academic integrity artificial intelligence plagiarism youth universities & colleges

What would meaningful community consultation between First Nations, governments, organizations, and citizens look like?

First Nations Community Consultation & Civic Engagement · Upcoming governance politics first nations economics global village

What are obstacles to public sector blockchain adoption?

Challenges in Implementing Blockchain in Public Sector - Part 3 · Finished blockchain transparency

What are obstacles to public sector blockchain adoption?

Challenges in Implementing Blockchain in Public Sector - Part 2 · Finished blockchain transparency

How can Digital Health Identity Cards improve public health systems without compromising individual privacy?

The Future of You: Debating Digital Health Identity Cards · Finished accountability food & health digital identity healthcare blockchain newbies

If all learning involves imitation, borrowing, and building on the work of others, what makes AI-assisted copying fundamentally different? Where should we draw the line between legitimate AI assistance, collaboration, imitation, and plagiarism?

When AI Does Your Thinking - the new plagiarism problem · Finished academic integrity artificial intelligence plagiarism youth universities & colleges

What are obstacles to public sector blockchain adoption?

Challenges in Implementing Blockchain in Public Sector · Finished blockchain

Is the university's responsibility to transmit knowledge, protect knowledge, challenge knowledge, or teach students how to evaluate knowledge?

Universities and the Information War - Round Three · Finished academic freedom scientific rigour groupthink universities de-propagandize us

How can Digital Health Identity Cards improve public health systems without compromising individual privacy?

The Future of You: Debating Digital Health Identity Cards · Finished accountability food & health digital identity healthcare blockchain newbies

Is the university's responsibility to transmit knowledge, protect knowledge, challenge knowledge, or teach students how to evaluate knowledge?

Universities and the Information War - Round Two · Finished academic freedom scientific rigour groupthink universities de-propagandize us

What should universities actually be for?

Rethinking the University: Beyond the Ivory Tower · Finished universities opportunity cost skills gap freedom of inquiry abcs & 123s

How should educators distinguish between misinformation, legitimate dissent, emerging knowledge, and genuinely unsupported claims?

Universities and the Information War · Finished academic freedom scientific rigour groupthink universities de-propagandize us

Does cancel culture strengthen or weaken healthy public discourse?

Cancel Culture and the Future of Free Expression · Finished cancel culture freedom wicked problems accountability de-propagandize us

How should Canadians balance their national and ancestral identities?

National vs. Ancestral Identity in Canada · Finished ancestry canada citizenship nation abcs & 123s

What are the implications for humanity if digital identity becomes ubiquitous over the next 10-25 years?

The Present & Future of Digital Identity: Promises, Risks, and Human Freedom · Finished artificial intelligence citizenship digital identity web3 people promoting ethical and responsible ai

What strategies are most effective for managing digital information overload?

Finding Balance in Digital Information Overload · Finished

What would it take to build a public international consensus around a durable peace agreement to end the Ukraine war?

Are NATO leaders making aggressive decisions that promote war with Russia without consulting their citizens or informing them of the potentially catastrophic risks of escalation for Ukraine? · Finished citizenship crisis peace agreement timeline de-propagandize us

Should soccer / football fans have a voice in FIFA governance?

World Cup 2026 – Why are people accusing FIFA of corruption? · Finished corruption football soccer sports governance de-propagandize us

How do competition and cooperation interact to drive success?

AI-generated Tour test: Can Competition Enhance Cooperation? (with AI generated image) · Finished burnout artificial intelligence cooperation competition entrepreneurs working on web3 startups

What makes a periodic table the best?

Is the periodic table outdated? · Finished

Which model is more efficient for blockchain transactions?

Comparing Blockchain Models: UTXO vs Account-Based · Finished

What are the economic implications of significantly extending human lifespans?

Weighing Economic Impacts of Longer Lifespans · Finished crisis democracy health

What are promising use cases for public data registries?

Exploring the Potential of Public Data Registries · Finished citizenship decision making blockchain newbies

What innovative applications can smart contracts enable for microtransactions?

Unlocking Microtransactions with Smart Contracts · Finished

Where will triple-entry accounting be adopted first?

Grand Debate · Finished citizenship tea

What is it like to create a Tour?

Bold Forum · Finished ai governance entrepreneurs working on web3 startups

What is it like to create a Tour?

Common Forum · Finished citizenship de-propagandize us

Are drones mainly transforming the world through innovation, surveillance, or warfare?

Digital Town Hall: Drones and the Low-Altitude Remapping of Society · Finished drones transportation technology governance de-propagandize us

How can democracy function when citizens no longer trust shared sources of truth?

Campaign Workshop - Democracy in the Age of Distrust · Finished ai governance electoral integrity democracy citizenship de-propagandize us

How can we improve the user experience of civics?

Open Session · Finished blockchain decentralized ledger technology

What difference does it make when a person first encountered bitcoin &/or blockchain on their timeline for their present understanding of bitcoin & blockchain?

De-Propagandize Us: Both blockchain history and when a person discovered bitcoin &/or blockchain matter · Finished bitcoin blockchain history timeline bitcoin & blockchain historians

Is bitcoin fully within or somehow outside of the law?

Web3 Foundations - Bitcoin and the Law · Finished bitcoin web3 law regulation

Why do so many workplace teams spend more time discussing problems than deciding how to solve them?

Making Smarter Workplace Decisions with Crowd Wisdom · Finished decision making workplace teams participatory governance

What is it like to create a Tour?

Public Debate · Finished example transparency testing

What is it like to create a Tour?

Civic Debate · Finished canada crisis governance

Can blockchain-based voting systems deliver elections that are more secure and auditable than paper ballots?

Blockchain Voting: Trustless Elections or Snake Oil? · Finished blockchain electoral integrity web3

Should Canada prioritize training more healthcare workers, or redesigning how care is delivered?

Staffing Canada’s Healthcare Future - Round 3 · Finished burnout canada crisis healthcare

Can blockchain-based voting systems deliver elections that are more secure and auditable than paper ballots?

Future Forum · Finished ai governance blockchain decentralized ledger technology

Is Canada facing a true shortage of healthcare workers or a failure to use the workforce it already has effectively?

Staffing Canada’s Healthcare Future - Round 2 · Finished burnout canada crisis healthcare

What is it like to create a Tour?

Grand Roundtable · Finished example governance transparency testing

What is the most effective way to solve Canada’s healthcare worker shortage?

A People Shortage in the North: Staffing Canada’s Healthcare Future · Finished healthcare workforce canada burnout

What is it like to create a Tour?

Common Roundtable · Finished transparency testing example

What difference does it make who Satoshi Nakamoto was/is?

Finding Satoshi, Losing Satoshi; Forgetting Satoshi, Remembering Satoshi · Finished bitcoin blockchain satoshi nakamoto web3

What is it like to create a Tour?

Common Council · Finished transparency testing example

How can we find a minimum level of agreement with diverse people on policy issues that impact shared communities when we are confronted with so many 'wicked problems'?

Vote Smash Assembly - Confronting 'Wicked Problems' with Web 3 based Crowd Wisdom · Finished governance web3 wicked problems

What is the most defensible model for financing and delivering healthcare in a free society?

Universal Healthcare: Right, Commodity, or Both? · Finished healthcare monetary policy

What is it like to create a Tour?

Civic Council · Finished transparency testing example

What is it like to create a Tour?

Grand Forum · Finished transparency testing example

Has the search for Satoshi helped grow bitcoin and Web 3 or distracted from its original purpose?

CanUBlockchain like Satoshi? — Finding Satoshi, Losing Satoshi, or Forgetting Satoshi? · Finished bitcoin web3 decentralized ledger technology blockchain

What's important to know about Web 3 governance?

Testing Tour 1 · Finished governance

What is it like to create a Tour?

Bold Roundtable · Finished transparency testing example

What is it like to create a Tour?

Common Assembly · Finished transparency testing example

In a world perceived as breaking down, is it better to withdraw and preserve oneself, or to engage and attempt to repair what is broken?

Shrug or Hug the World - Introduction to the Series · Finished crisis governance

What is the single most important policy change needed to ensure AI benefits humanity?

The Future of AI Governance · Finished ai governance electoral integrity

Should social media platforms have the legal right to moderate content however they choose, or should they be treated as public utilities?

Platform Censorship: Who Decides What's True? · Finished free speech & censorship ai governance

Can decentralized autonomous organizations replace corporate and government governance, or are they fundamentally unworkable?

DAOs: Governance Revolution or Chaos Engine? · Finished blockchain web3