Most research projects stall before they start because the question isn't sharp yet

KordingLab · x · 2026-10-10

Drawing on years of watching researchers plan projects in person and with a previous iteration of the tool, the author argues most research problems start before the research: the question isn't sharp yet, so everything downstream is murky — the motivation for building QuestionFirst.

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