Research Project Brainstorm

Food Industry

Perception of taste

Types of food

Food Science

Environmental Impacts of the restaurant Industry

Regional Cuisine

Popularisation of Regional cuisine in
western countries;
cultural appreciation or appropriation?

Change in cuisine to adapt to locals; loss of the "roots" of dishes

Gaming and E-Sports

Personal Impacts

Social Impacts

Influence

Mathematics

Pure maths

Applied Maths

Can it be used in everyday life??

How are pure/applied maths defined?
Do they have set boundaries?

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Gaming communities

Cybersecurity and Bullyuing

Common Interests

Global connections

Collaboration & Communication (Local & Global)

Personal Wellbeing

Has pure maths been used
In everyday life to model society?

Is pure math or applied math
the foundation of society?

Economics

Reliance of maths in experimental sciences

How much has applied maths derived from pure maths?

Preferences and choices

Fast Food Industry

Do the economic/social benefits outweigh the costs?

Changes that can be made to decrease environ. footprint

Associated costs and benefits

How can niche restaurants alter their dishes to
maximise poopularity, hence increasing revenue

Can small restaurants effectively use food science to increase their customer base?

Price vs. value, comparison to restaurants

Microeconomics

Restaurant Industry

Effective use of micro & macroeconomic principles
to increase profit?

Do the positives outweigh the negatives?

Distraction or career path?

Macroeconomic principles

Aggregate Demand & Supply

GDP, business cycle

Impacts of applied maths on small businesses

Food Wastege

Energy Consumption

How can equipment manufacturers increase energy efficiency

Economic/social costs of food wastage

Reduction/prevention

Causes of food wastage during production, processing, consumption process

Maillard Reaction: giving browned foods distinctive flavour and smell

Psychology

Can perception of food (Olfactory, iconic etc) contribute to taste and perceived value, and to what extent?

Mental health of current generation

Economic Impacts

How can negative externalities of gaming & E-sports
be balanced with the positive externalities to create
an optimal society/economy

What are the externalities posed to government,
firms and consumers?

How can externalities in gaming be monitored in Australia?

International Trade

Price competition

Working conditions and ethics

Consumer Electronics

Political

Economic

Ethical & Environmental

Social

Is global development of
consumer electronics creating political instability?
e.g. Huawei Ban

Reparability of electronics

Are electronic becoming disposable?

Why are companies stopping consumers
to fix electronics? What are the consequences?

Should the population be weary
of privacy among 7 billion people?

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Macroeconomics

Should minimum wages be imposed globally?
What effects would it have on everyday life?

Should ethics be considered when
consumers seek for the lowest prices
in the free market??

Is politics slowing down technological development?