Show HN: Thicket – Back up your policy arguments with research

Thicket 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

Examples of Thicket in action:

https://thicket.io/List/11426361746953 - Public vs Private Currencies

https://thicket.io/List/11425711571394 - Immigration

https://thicket.io/List/11425711242115 - Universal Basic Income

There are, however, plenty of sites doing similar things:

https://sequiturs.com/

http://en.arguman.org/

http://www.truthmapping.com

http://debategraph.org

http://metacademy.com

https://learn-anything.xyz/

...but nobody else combines published research with an argument builder.

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