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Show HN: Thicket – Back up your policy arguments with research
- ropeladder 8y agoThicket is a platform for rigorous thinking about policy. What should you think about a what that politician is saying? On Thicket you can browse argument maps that others have created--and backed up with direct links to research papers. Thicket puts your beliefs about policy in context, connecting them to relevant academic research and to opposing arguments. Thicket is aimed at students, researchers, journalists, and everyone interested in politics and public policy. I recommend starting with the video introduction since there aren't really any sites quite like it: https://thicket.io/about#intro-video https://thicket.io/about#intro-video Examples of Thicket in action: https://thicket.io/List/11426361746953 https://thicket.io/List/11426361746953 - Public vs Private Currencies https://thicket.io/List/11425711571394 https://thicket.io/List/11425711571394 - Immigration https://thicket.io/List/11425711242115 https://thicket.io/List/11425711242115 - Universal Basic Income There are, however, plenty of sites doing similar things: https://sequiturs.com/ https://sequiturs.com/ http://en.arguman.org/ http://en.arguman.org/ http://www.truthmapping.com http://www.truthmapping.com http://debategraph.org http://debategraph.org http://metacademy.com http://metacademy.com https://learn-anything.xyz/ https://learn-anything.xyz/ ...but nobody else combines published research with an argument builder. Tech stack: vue + D3js; node + express; ArangoDB