The DeSci Podcast How ResearchHub Makes Open Science Rewarding by Reinventing Academic Incentives
Apr 9, 2024
Join Jeffrey Koury and Jonathan Heppner in a discussion on ResearchHub's mission to revolutionize scientific research by promoting open collaboration. They explore the shortcomings of the current research model and the importance of building better incentive structures. Dive into topics like the role of ResearchHub in scientific literature, public versus anonymous peer review, and the significance of books in academia.
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Platform: A Modern Hub For Open Science
- ResearchHub is a modern, all-in-one web app for open scientific discussion, reference management, funding, and incentivized peer review.
- The platform ties governance and incentives to a token so the community can vote on features and priorities.
Make Onboarding Frictionless First
- Lower the onboarding friction: allow simple sign-ins like email or Google so anyone can join and contribute quickly.
- Layer reputation and credential verification later to preserve ease-of-entry while improving trust over time.
From Replication Crisis To Decentralized Vision
- Johnny described learning about the replication crisis and discovering Bitcoin, which inspired decentralizing scientific publishing.
- He then found ResearchHub and joined because it matched his vision of a Reddit-style forum for science.