Follow an idea beyond your usual reading.
Discover papers today. Investigate how an idea might become useful, and explore funding opportunities when your project is ready.
Explore science and invention →Make research more effective, accessible, and rewarding
Discover research you didn’t know you needed.
Play a free research discovery game. Compare scientific abstracts, follow surprising ideas and find papers that connect with what you’re thinking about. Start an unsaved round, then choose whether to sign in and keep your discoveries.
Read. Think. Pick. Discover.
RESEARCH IN MOTIONLast verified platform total
226,388Scientific abstracts read · all time
Every encounter is a chance to find your next question.
Full recorded history · updating live total…What this count means
Recorded historical presentations plus two cards per eligible completed comparison. Repeat presentations count. This does not establish completed reading or understanding.
Give student ideas a moment to shine.
Plan a university showcase pilot around research, clear permissions and useful feedback.
Plan a university showcase →01
Discover promising ideas
Explore research papers, compare different approaches, and save the work that sparks your next question.
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Develop stronger ideas
Practice research judgment, learn from feedback, and turn an early thought into a clearer research project.
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Build momentum
Take a useful step, see what changed, and return with a clearer sense of what to do next.
THE ABSTRACT GAME
PAPER AA question worth exploring
PAPER BAnother way to see the problem
Read. Think. Pick.A little play. A new perspective.
Two papers.
One curious mind.
Read two abstracts, predict which paper has more citations, then discover the result. Follow a paper that surprises you. Keep a question that stays with you.
Find your next sparkCURIOSITY HAS GOOD COMPANY
Meet your idea crew.
A little personality for your research journey. These are the characters you’ll meet in the Abstract Game.
The big-hearted explorer
Moose McMuggins
“Every big idea starts with a little wonder.”
The midnight thinker
Nova Owl
“One good question can light up the dark.”
The curious challenger
Pip Fox
“What if we tried it a completely different way?”
The connection maker
Inky
“Eight arms. A thousand possible connections.”
Play your way into better research
Start with the Abstract Game: read two abstracts, predict which paper has more citations, and learn from the reveal. Discover papers you might have missed, follow your curiosity, and carry useful ideas into your own work.
Community and machine learning, working together
People bring experience, questions, and constructive feedback. Machine learning helps personalize research discovery around your interests and choices. Together, they connect finding ideas with learning, improving, and making progress.
The 3 at the heart of R3ciprocity
Three connected challenges shape our work: finding direction in a flood of research, getting useful feedback, and seeing progress. R3ciprocity tackles all three so more people can develop ideas that deserve attention.
Ideas that can compete on the world stage
Our ambition is for anyone, anywhere, to have the tools, community, and opportunity to develop ideas that compete on the world stage. Universities, research centers, foundations, and companies can help us bring that ambition to more people.
ANYONE. ANYWHERE.
A world of ideas.
A place for you.
Find your people. Follow your curiosity. Give a promising idea a chance to grow.
Discover our missionYOUR NEXT IDEA STARTS WITH ONE MOVE