[jameswilsterman]

Criminal Justice

+ Apply machine learning algorithms to determine and preempt causes of recidivism

+ Develop Minority Report-style "pre-cog" policing algorithms to prevent predict future crimes and help prioritize policing resources

Public Policy & Economics

+ Land use reform (impact of land value taxes / pro-density initiatives)

+ Develop robust electronic voting systems

Science & Medicine

+ Explore possible systems of carbon sequestration

+ Mars habitability

+ Superconductors? Carbon nanotubes?