剑桥大学Re:think 论文写作赛事详细介绍

挑战牛津霸主地位！剑桥新项目引发关注！

它就是——Re:think 论文写作赛事，甚至不需要任何报名费！

如果说由英国牛津的独立教育组织John Locke Institute主办的John Locke论文写作竞赛是文商社科论文竞赛天花板、冲刺名校法宝，那么挑战牛津霸主地位的这个剑桥新项目最近也引发极大关注！

ps：John Locke论文赛事为牛津John Locke协会举办，非牛津大学官方赛事。Cambridge Re:think论文赛事为剑桥国际研究中心举办，非剑桥大学官方赛事。

两大写作竞赛同台对垒，剑桥Re:think到底有什么隐藏优势？

竞赛时间

• 竞赛开幕:2024年1月15日
• 论文提交截止日期:2024年5月10日
• 结果公布:2024年6月25日
• 在剑桥大学的颁奖典礼和晚宴:2024年7月30日

面向14至18岁尚未开始本科学习的学生。竞赛主办方表示欢迎来自世界各地不同教育背景的优秀高中生为比赛贡献他们独特的观点。比赛是免费的。

赛事介绍

剑桥国际研究中心 (CCIR) 组织的剑桥 Re:think 论文竞赛，由来自哈佛、麻省理工、加州伯克利、布朗、剑桥和牛津的教授联合出题，是一个覆盖多学科领域的思想盛会。它旨在激发青少年对一系列引人深思且常常具有争议性的话题进行思考与探索。

文章不超过2000字; 这个字数统计不包括脚注和参考书目。文章需使用一致的字体格式，并将行距设置为1.5。论文必须以PDF格式提交。所有提交的内容将通过人工智能的原创度检查。

今年剑桥Re：think征文比赛旨在强调话语、辩论和批判性分析在解决以下几大领域内的复杂社会问题方面的重要性，包括：

• Religion and Politics 宗教与政治
• Political Science and Law 政治学和法律
• Linguistics 语言学
• Environment 环境
• Sociology and Philosophy 社会学与哲学
• Business and Investment 商业与投资
• Public Health and Sustainability 公共卫生与可持续发展
• Genetics 遗传学
• Biotechonology 生物技术学
• Artificial Intelligence 人工智能
• Neuroengineering 神经工程学

论文竞赛题目

2024竞赛各领域的写作题目已公布：

Religion and Politics

Why has religion remained a force in a secular world?

Political Science and Law

What are the arguments for and against prison abolitionism?

Linguistics

In school we are taught to speak and write "properly" — but what does this mean? Does the idea of a "proper language" play a role, as some have suggested, in maintaining class distinctions and oppressing marginalized groups?If so, should we abandon the idea of linguistic “propriety”, or somehow reconceptualize it?

Environment

Does the principle of ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ actually contribute to reducing global waste, or is it just a myth that distracts from the real issues of overproduction and overconsumption? Should developing countries be held to the same environmental standards as developed countries, despite their different stages of industrialization and economic needs?

Sociology and Philosophy

Artificial intelligence is increasingly becoming a part of our lives: from Snapchat filters to deepfakes, it is becoming easier than ever for our images to be manipulated by ourselves and others alike in myriad ways.

How will AI change our understanding of beauty?How does the prevalence of AI in our lives cut across our understanding of beauty? What sorts of ethical and political consequences will this have?

Business and Investment

Do overvalued startups with unsustainable business models negatively affect competition and the overall health of the economy? Or are they rather just the regrettable, but unavoidable “bad apples” in a financial and economic system that is rational as a whole?

Public Health and Sustainability

Discuss the conflict of sustainability, agriculture, and human health.

Genetics

Gene therapy is a medical approach that treats or prevents disease by correcting the underlying genetic problem. Is gene therapy better than traditional medicines? What are the pros and cons of using gene therapy as a medicine? Is gene therapy justifiable?

Biotechonology

In the near future, there’s a possibility of utilizing cells from various parts of the body to create these germ cells, also known as gametes. This innovative process, called in vitro gametogenesis (IVG), opens up the potential for producing babies using cells sourced from muscle, liver, or blood. Scientists can construct embryos, eggs, and sperm from induced pluripotent stem cells. This technology may open up many applications since, in theory, anyone can make biological babies or clones independent of their gender or age using their somatic cells. Ethical regulations have so far been implemented to limit the study.

Should we move forward with vitro gametogenesis (IVG)further?

Artificial Intelligence

Is AI-driven data mining serving us better or is it overriding our privacy?

Neuroengineering

Breaking down the boundaries between humans and machine. In a sense, some of us can already be considered to be human-smartphone hybrids. Researchers and the tech industry are developing better and better approaches for breaking down the boundaries between humans and machines.

Will we become superhuman and immortal – and do we want to?

学科大师评审

本次竞赛全部由来自哈佛大学、麻省理工学院、布朗大学、加州大学伯克利分校、剑桥大学、牛津大学等顶尖学府的教授亲自命题。包含哲学、法律、社会学、基因科学、商业、人工智能等11个问题，参赛者可以任选一题。

本次竞赛出题教授阵容：

在每个写作话题上，教授们详细阐述了提出该问题的缘由，以及为何这个问题对于当前社会至关重要。最终颁奖仪式和晚宴将会在剑桥大学国王学院举行。

每一个主题下都放出了官方的推荐阅读书单。以宗教与政治为例：

奖项设置

剑桥 Re:think 论文竞赛设置了多个奖项类别，包括金奖、银奖、铜奖，以及荣誉奖。除此之外，竞赛还特别设立了三个独立奖项：Logos 最佳论证奖、Pathos 最佳写作奖和 Ethos 最佳研究奖。

所有成功提交论文的参与者将获得由 CCIR 颁发的官方参赛证书，以认可参赛者的参与和努力。

最终颁奖仪式和晚宴将会2024年7月30日在剑桥大学国王学院举行。

官方明确表示，参加Re：think赛事并获奖能够在你的大学申请上增加一份助力。