Undergrad A survey about philosophical aspects of physics

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The University of Cambridge has launched a survey focusing on public opinions regarding the philosophical aspects of physics, particularly in relation to quantum foundations. Participants have expressed significant concerns about the survey's design, citing issues such as anonymity of authors and goals, ambiguous questions, and the ability to submit multiple responses from the same IP address, which could lead to biased results. Feedback indicates that the interface is poorly designed and lacks clarity, making it difficult for respondents to engage meaningfully with the questions posed.

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Very bad design. Both the authors of the questionnaire and the goals remain anonymous, Also, a number of questions are quite ambiguous without more context. Moreover, one can participate multiple times - even from the same IP address, so the results of the poll can be arbitrarily biased by patient users...
 
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Worst interface I've interacted with in the last decade. I also echo Neumaier's sentiments; this is entirely incomplete and lacks any sense of concrete elucidation of the heart of the questions.
 

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