Exploring New Pathways in Science and Blockchain Technology

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Mikey and Boris discuss their dissatisfaction with the traditional means of conducting scientific research and the potential of blockchain technology to revolutionize the field. They highlight the slow and costly nature of traditional science and the excitement around decentralized scientific research. The chapter also delves into the relationship between decentralized science infrastructure and open science, emphasizing the role of blockchain in attribution, credit, collaboration, and transparency.

In this episode, we delve into the world of DeSci, or Decentralized Science, which serves as a bridge between technologies like Synthetic Biology, Longevity, and Ethereum. DeSci aims to revolutionize the current scientific system, highlighting its flaws such as friction, corruption, and outdated practices. By utilizing blockchain technology, DeSci seeks to improve scientific institutions and processes.

The conversation with pioneers Boris Dyakov and Mikey Fischer sheds light on the vast potential of DeSci and its ability to transform scientific progress. It goes beyond mere improvement, presenting a paradigm shift in the way science is conducted. The second conversation with Alok Tayi of VibeBio illustrates a fascinating use case for using DeSci to solve diseases that are underserved in TradSci.

DeSci envisions open and modular scientific data, akin to the accessibility of financial tools in the blockchain world. Additionally, the emergence of DAOs in DeSci brings opportunities for capital allocation and funding clinical trials. Join us on this exploration of the frontier of Scientific Progress, where traditional and decentralized science collide.

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0:00 Intro 1:30 Scientific Progress

5:30 BORIS & MIKEY 8:50 Overcoming TradSci 13:00 Open Science 16:25 VitaDAO 19:00 What is DeSci? 23:23 Bullish on Science 28:30 Onboarding Scientists 34:00 The New Infrastructure 35:00 AI and Science

43:00 ALOK TAYI 44:10 Vibe Bio 47:00 The Long Tail of Disease 52:00 Inflection Points 54:00 Solving Disease 59:45 The Power of DAOs 1:07:45 Governance and Structure 1:11:30 The Crypto Value Add 1:14:00 Regulation 1:19:00 A New Primitive

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Boris Dyakov https://twitter.com/BJ_Dyakov?s=20

Mikey Fischer https://twitter.com/0xMikeyF?s=20

Alok Tayi https://twitter.com/aloktayi?s=20

DeSci Ethereum Foundation https://ethereum.org/en/desci/

Gitcoin DeSci Fund https://bounties.gitcoin.co/grants/5105/the-decentralized-science-community-fund

Vibe Bio https://www.vibebio.com/

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