Collaborative research
Projects and research
Active research organized into twelve topics, from exotic propulsion and frontier physics to UAP detection, consciousness, and knowledge curation, carried out by self-organized teams of members.
What we work on
Twelve areas of research
Institute projects are currently organized into twelve research topics, spanning theory, instrumentation, field work, and analysis. Members propose and lead the projects, and anyone can suggest one. Teams form around the questions they find most compelling. Choose a topic to jump into the directory, or browse everything below.
Exotic Propulsion
Breakthrough propulsion concepts, from electrogravitics to propellantless drives, and the physics that would make them work.
Speculative Physics
Frontier theory: extra dimensions, spacetime metric engineering, entropic gravity, and the models behind anomalous flight.
UAP-Related
Detecting, measuring, and analyzing unidentified aerial phenomena through instrumentation, kinematics, and case investigation.
NHI-Related
Communication, contact protocols, and the study of non-human intelligence, from signal design to knowledge compendia.
Consciousness & Psi
Research into consciousness, remote viewing, precognition, mediumship, and related anomalous abilities.
Aerospace & Engineering
Airframes, cubesats, motors, and sensor hardware that turn frameworks into buildable, testable systems.
Archives, Databases & Knowledge Curation
Recovering, translating, and organizing the field's records into searchable databases and knowledge graphs.
Organization, Outreach, Education & Fundraising
Building the institute through recruitment, mentorship, public education, and support for those who come forward.
Software, AI & Tools
Software, AI tooling, and infrastructure that support research across every topic.
Miscellaneous
Focused investigations that stand on their own, from technosignatures to interstellar-object analysis.
Species-Level Problems
Plans for problems that affect humanity as a whole, from war and hunger to climate and non-human intelligence, developed with Species Level.
Prosocial Engagement
Building and studying a site that pairs true stories of people helping with actions readers can take, then measures whether helping lasts, developed with Moved to Act.
Suggest a project
Propose new research
Describe the question you want investigated and a member of the research team will follow up. Every suggestion is read.
Project directory
Browse current projects
Public projects are grouped by research topic below, each open for anyone to read, with abstracts, status, and team size. Search or filter to narrow the list. Members see the full directory, including work in progress, in the research hub.
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Have a project in mind? Suggest it. Want to work on one of these? Ask about joining and tell us what draws you.
For members
The research hub
Members work in a private research hub: a collaboration platform built for distributed research teams. Building
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My projects
Your projects, tasks, and team activity in one place.
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Lab books
Electronic lab books with versioned entries and structured records of experiments and observations.
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Team channels
Secure team messaging for project coordination and working-group discussion.
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Data and notebooks
Shared datasets and collaborative analysis notebooks for working with project data.
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Document repository
Shared documents, drafts, and project files with member-controlled access.
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Proposals and voting
Propose projects and policy, discuss, and decide by member vote.
Get involved
Bring your question
Projects start with a member who wants an answer. Membership is free.