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Evaluating Pivotal Questions
We’re piloting a new approach, focusing on decision-relevant claims for impactful organizations, and then identifying research and having it evaluated, reporting a synthesis, and measuring and updating beliefs.
See for the updated, canonical protocol. Also see our , and share your feedback. See the ‘ for a database of pivotal questions under consideration.
We intend to keep continuous track of our progress in this status log. 3 Aug 2025 we have not been good at updating that log; instead follow the mentioned .
Implementation and further details
Pilot idea: The Unjournal will elicit, curate, and evaluate questions that are relevant to funding and policy (for example, “psychotherapy increases happiness more per dollar than cash transfers”). This would integrate with our commissioning the evaluation of research papers. (And we would also continue to evaluate research that is not linked to these questions).
Aside note: This relates to a different project, but that other project is for identifying claims within a paper, this is about sourcing claims of interest.
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