The value in research gaps (opens in new tab)

There’s value in the holes. If you search for information about a topic and don’t find very much about it, it can be a clear signal that more research is necessary or desired to find the answers. A research gap is exactly how Dr. Tina Lasisi, interviewed for the , describes how she got into this field of research [starting around 6:22]: I have always been aware that different people have different skin color, but I never thought about how it was patterned around the world. What about other tr...