- **Academic search inefficiency**: Participants argued that current scientific paper search engines lack APIs and integration with personal libraries, forcing researchers to repeatedly sift through already-read papers; a proposed fix is standardized plaintext/CSV output so local software can automatically filter out duplicates.

- **Citation graph integrity**: kanzure emphasized the need for algorithms that distinguish genuine scientific influence from “academia-politico” gaming when ranking papers and trends.

- **Peptoids vs. spiroligomers (bis-peptides)**: docl shared a ScienceDirect chapter on peptoids as an alternative protein-mimetic scaffold and asked for comparative advantages versus spiroligomers for therapeutic design.

- **PDF “bloat” visualization**: fltrz suggested a Filelight-like tool that uses stream hashes to identify and visualize repeated objects across large collections of PDFs, potentially reducing redundant data.

- **Mask-seal innovation**: Discussion of hospital mask design flaws—rigid edges cause facial necrosis—proposed replacing the hard seal with an inflatable bicycle-tube-style gasket or conformal foam to improve fit without excessive strap tension.

- **Automation vs. human labor at the frontier**: fltrz argued that speculative, out-of-the-box research steps will always retain some menial manual tasks because the cost of automating unproven processes outweighs the benefit until the process stabilizes.

- **Georgist “average rent” economy**: A detailed proposal for funding society via a single land-value tax whose proceeds are distributed equally to all citizens as an unconditional “average rent,” eliminating traditional wages, pensions, and most taxation while letting individuals top up income through optional work.

- **Provably informed direct democracy**: fltrz outlined a recursive voting system where voters must demonstrate understanding of the opposing side’s top arguments (proctored, no aids) to qualify, with laws continuously updated by real-time majority shifts buffered by a Schmitt-trigger threshold to prevent rapid oscillation.

- **Remote work and rent collapse**: docl noted that widespread remote work erodes location-based economic rents, potentially lowering the taxable surplus from land and challenging traditional Georgist assumptions.