YC research brings (a little) money and hackers. You should focus on stuff not being worked on by hackers, or that is un-fundable by others. Politics and incen

YC research brings (a little) money and hackers. You should focus on stuff not being worked on by hackers, or that is un-fundable by others. Politics and incentives: The FDA was invented to keep people safe from bad food and drugs. How do you incentivize the FDA to be conservative, but not too conservative? Is there some way that we can allow people to opt-out of the FDA that would be better for everyone? Mental health: Psychology research seems to be in the dark ages. It is expensive, ineffective, and often totally invalid (published results are often not reproducible). Can you figure out a new way to do psychology research?