How It Works

TakeOnIt is a collaborative website for comparing the opinions of experts, leaders and organizations.  You can easily:

• Get a summary of an expert's opinions
• Compare expert opinions
• Track historical opinions (e.g. who had an unpopular opinion but turned out to be right, who changed their opinion, etc.)

All opinions here are expressed in the form of how an expert would answer a question.  Here are a couple of examples:

• Would a hurricane in New Orleans in 2005 result in thousands of deaths?  Scientific American agrees, according to their Oct 01 2001 issue.
• Is global warming primarily caused by humans?  Time Magazine disagrees, implied by an article titled "Another Ice Age", on Jun 24, 1974.

The possible answers to a question are agree, mostly agree, neutral, mostly disagree, and disagree.  Differences of opinion are welcome.  Were the September 11th attacks orchestrated by Al Qaeda? Both the US government and Al Qaeda agree, but Charlie Sheen mostly disagrees.  An expert's answer to a question may change over time, but their entire history is maintained.  Analyzing opinions in this manner rapidly reveals a more accurate picture of the world, people's perceptions of it, and its future.

An expert can be:

• A professional expressing an opinion within their domain, such as a scientist or doctor.
• A leader expressing their policy or direction, such as an politician or corporate executive.
• An organization stating their official position, such as a government agency or lobby group.

Contributors are responsible for submitting the experts' opinions.  You can become a contributor by signing up.

Ben Albahari