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Filter to 'where should I work?'
Standard EA-style ITN scoring with explicit weights.
civlab·humanity-problem-database.psyverse.fun·database
✕ Humanity Problem Database
A searchable, scored catalog of humanity's open problems — from cancer to coordination failure to climate.
Some problems get attention because they're glamorous (longevity research). Others kill orders of magnitude more people but don't trend (indoor cooking smoke, road traffic). The Humanity Problem Database is a structured catalog of open problems, each scored on impact (DALYs / lives / dollars), tractability (does anyone know how to make progress?), and crowdedness (how many people already work on it). Founders and researchers can filter by 'high-impact, tractable, neglected' — the working definition of where the marginal effort matters most.
The data is opinionated. Each entry has a position with sources. Disagreement is encouraged; fork the database and run your own scores.
Interactive demo
Use it — don't read about it.
problem
impact/yr
T
FTE
Features
What this platform promises.
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Compare two problems side-by-side
Pull up cancer + coordination failure; see the math.
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Position your own work
Where does your project sit on the ITN axes?
Modules
Modules that compose this platform.
01 · catalog
Problem catalog
100+ open problems, each with structured fields.
02 · scorecards
Impact scorecards
Impact, tractability, crowdedness — the standard triad.
03 · sources
Source ledger
Every claim links to its primary source.
04 · filters
Multi-axis filter
'High impact + tractable + neglected' is one click.
05 · disagree
Disagreement layer
Add your own scores; see how the rank changes.
Data model
Problem
field
type
note
id
uuid
Problem id
impact_dalys
number
Annual DALYs lost or equivalent harm
tractability
0..1
Probability of meaningful progress in 10y
crowdedness
FTE
Approximate full-time-equivalent workers
marginal_score
number
Computed: impact × tractability / crowdedness