You are a low-income worker in a developed country. Your partner has died giving birth to your first child, who is born with a chronic but non-life-threatening disease. Doctors offer you the option of the “Experience Machine,” which flawlessly simulates a slightly above-average Canadian life for whoever is plugged in. It can only be used within 24 hours of birth; once inside, the person cannot return without dying. The machine is experimental but extremely safe, and researchers are a single human trial away from being able to safely simulate any experience for any age. So far, finding subjects has been extremely difficult.

The Politeness Pill when taken temporarily permits only socially acceptable behaviour such as obedience, attendance at school, good manners, following the law, refraining from drugs and alcohol, etc. 

Interventionism in the social sciences involves giving significant money or resources to participants, developing relationships with participants outside of research, having participants co-design studies, explicitly acknowledging their help when publishing, etc. Fieldwork research involves collecting data in a natural or real-world setting rather than a controlled experiment. Fieldwork typically includes participant interviews, observations and surveys. Examples of fieldwork research include: interviewing prisoners, surveying victims in a post-natural disaster area, surveying political beliefs, etc.

Manufactured discourse is a genre of mass entertainment media that brings individuals with opposing views to advocate for their beliefs. Participants may be prompted on certain controversial topics, ask an influential speaker questions, be spontaneously interviewed in public, or have a broadcasted freeform discussion. Examples include Jubilee's "1 Progressive vs. 20 Far-Right Conservatives" YouTube video or the Oxford Union's show debates.

Anticipatory urban planning involves making decisions based on predicted future conditions such as population growth, environmental change, technological adoption, or economic shifts. It aims to shape urban development ahead of time by investing in infrastructure, setting policies, or designing districts before clear demand materializes. Both public and private sectors can be involved in these projects.

Subscription models of video games allow players to pay a monthly fee for access to games or a subset of their features.

Primary care providers are a patient's initial and ongoing point of contact with the healthcare system, focusing on everyday wellness needs, preventative care, check-ups, and referrals to broader healthcare services. Primary care can be delivered by a diverse team of healthcare professionals like family doctors and nurse practitioners. Examples of AI-implementation in primary care include: patient screening, administrative tasks and diagnostics. 

Rushing into a romantic relationship is characterized by a couple taking a shorter period of time to define the relationship, meet each other’s loved ones, discuss life goals/values, become physically and emotionally intimate, etc.