{"id":432176,"date":"2022-04-15T17:00:45","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T14:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/desci-can-crypto-improve-scientific-research\/"},"modified":"2022-04-15T17:00:45","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T14:00:45","slug":"desci-can-crypto-improve-scientific-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desci-can-crypto-improve-scientific-research\/","title":{"rendered":"#DeSci: Can crypto improve scientific research?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_87 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a9cf51a8f181\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a9cf51a8f181\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desci-can-crypto-improve-scientific-research\/#%E2%80%9CDeSci_Can_crypto_improve_scientific_research%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;DeSci: Can crypto improve scientific research?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desci-can-crypto-improve-scientific-research\/#Decentralized_science\" >Decentralized science?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desci-can-crypto-improve-scientific-research\/#Building_upon_existing_science\" >Building upon existing science<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desci-can-crypto-improve-scientific-research\/#Hippocratic_Oath_for_DeSci\" >Hippocratic Oath for DeSci?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desci-can-crypto-improve-scientific-research\/#How_to_peer_review_as_a_decentralized_public_good\" >How to peer review as a decentralized public good<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desci-can-crypto-improve-scientific-research\/#1_Crowdsourcing_research_funding\" >1. Crowdsourcing research funding<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desci-can-crypto-improve-scientific-research\/#2_Open_access_for_citizen_science\" >2. Open access for citizen science<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desci-can-crypto-improve-scientific-research\/#Citizen_science\" >Citizen science<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desci-can-crypto-improve-scientific-research\/#Satoshi_may_have_needed_an_alias_but_can_we_say_the_same\" >Satoshi may have needed an alias, but can we say the same?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desci-can-crypto-improve-scientific-research\/#The_FBIs_takedown_of_Virgil_Griffith_for_breaking_sanctions_firsthand\" >The FBIs takedown of Virgil Griffith for breaking sanctions, firsthand<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desci-can-crypto-improve-scientific-research\/#Decentralized_social_media_The_next_big_thing_in_crypto\" >Decentralized social media: The next big thing in crypto?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desci-can-crypto-improve-scientific-research\/#Are_CBDCs_kryptonite_for_crypto\" >Are CBDCs kryptonite for crypto?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desci-can-crypto-improve-scientific-research\/#How_to_make_a_Metaverse_Secrets_of_the_founders\" >How to make a Metaverse: Secrets of the founders<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desci-can-crypto-improve-scientific-research\/#3_Overhaul_the_academic_peer_review_process\" >3. Overhaul the academic peer review process<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desci-can-crypto-improve-scientific-research\/#DAOs_are_crucial_to_DeScis_moment\" >DAOs are crucial to DeScis moment<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desci-can-crypto-improve-scientific-research\/#The_best_of_blockchain_every_Tuesday\" >The best of blockchain, every Tuesday<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desci-can-crypto-improve-scientific-research\/#Tokenized_science_is_still_evolving\" >Tokenized science is still evolving<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desci-can-crypto-improve-scientific-research\/#DeScis_breakout_moment_in_Amsterdam\" >DeScis breakout moment in Amsterdam?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desci-can-crypto-improve-scientific-research\/#Satoshi_may_have_needed_an_alias_but_can_we_say_the_same-2\" >Satoshi may have needed an alias, but can we say the same?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desci-can-crypto-improve-scientific-research\/#The_FBIs_takedown_of_Virgil_Griffith_for_breaking_sanctions_firsthand-2\" >The FBIs takedown of Virgil Griffith for breaking sanctions, firsthand<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desci-can-crypto-improve-scientific-research\/#Decentralized_social_media_The_next_big_thing_in_crypto-2\" >Decentralized social media: The next big thing in crypto?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desci-can-crypto-improve-scientific-research\/#Are_CBDCs_kryptonite_for_crypto-2\" >Are CBDCs kryptonite for crypto?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/desci-can-crypto-improve-scientific-research\/#How_to_make_a_Metaverse_Secrets_of_the_founders-2\" >How to make a Metaverse: Secrets of the founders<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CDeSci_Can_crypto_improve_scientific_research%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;DeSci: Can crypto improve scientific research?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"float:right;margin:0 0 10px 15px;width:240px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-DeSci.jpg\" class=\"type:primaryImage\"><\/p>\n<pre><code>                &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; An insider account of the DeSci origins story  a new movement of citizen scientists, open-access scientific research and crowd-sourced peer-review funded by crypto thats gathering pace in 2022.&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=\"text-align: center\"&gt;#\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>At ETHDenver in February, decentralized <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> became a thing. <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was like the good old days of crypto: Like-minded spirits met and then crashed at each others rented places. Ideologies and open research were respectfully debated. DeSci panels were well attended with renewed energy for figuring out hard problems. Heated discussions were had. Many committed themselves to decentralized science, whatever that would mean. DeSci is, of course, very new and untested.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This could well be the first insider account of the DeSci origin story. Think Peter Parker citizen scientists funded by crypto.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Decentralized_science\"><\/span>Decentralized science?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Research is hard and problematically peer-reviewed. Commercializing science and tech is complex and often not profitable. Intellectual property protection is time-consuming. So, scientific research isnt rife with speculators, rent-seekers and low-hanging fruit like other parts of Cryptoland.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The newly coined DeSci is about championing true decentralization, rejecting institutional influence (read big pharma, and the peer review system) and encouraging citizen science in pursuit of truth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">COVID-19 has spurred its development. The speed at which multiple COVID-19 vaccines and endless studies were delivered was a pivotal moment. If COVID-19 research could be produced that quickly, why couldnt decentralized movements do it too?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Could crypto, tokenomics and decentralized autonomous organizations play a role in new models of research and commercialization?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is a story of a band of committed activists who want to make that h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en, one of whom is Erik Van Winkle who grew up wanting to be a scientist, had a core role at ConstitutionDAO, and has now found his sweet spot as a community organizer for<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/desci.com\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DeSci Labs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  a project working on new technologies to improve the accessibility, reliability, transparency, and value sharing of scientific publications<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, as well as the DeSci Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He says the mission is broadly <em>Can we make science more efficient?<\/em> and while it wont happen overnight, it will happen:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>DeSci is possible  it just has a long road ahead of it. Blockchain took time; DeFi took time. DeSci will get there.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He adds its already attracting some of the best minds.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-center\"><p>People are excited to be there; they are excited by the mission. Attracting developers is very hard. This is an area that has a good story behind it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Building_upon_existing_science\"><\/span>Building upon existing science<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/future.a16z.com\/what-is-decentralized-science-aka-desci\/\">According<\/a> to a recent article <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">by<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Sarah Hamburg, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">co-founder of Web3 advisory <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/phas3.io\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Phas3<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and blockchain-based biometric data company <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lynx_technology\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lynx<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, DeSci lies at the intersection of two broader trends. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1) Efforts within the scientific community to change how research is funded and knowledge is shared, and 2) efforts within the crypto-focused movement to shift ownership and value away from industry inter<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>ries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DeSci communities are expected to be largely made up of those already involved in both crypto and science. How they interact with the wider scientific community is key.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Most DeSci advocates are keen to respect existing research communities while harmoniously building new ones. This reflects an important slogan for the DeSci movement, best summed up by Hamburg in a <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/lnkd.in\/d3zAYCHA\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">letter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nature<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> encouraging scientists across all disciplines to join DeSci. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dont work against us  join us<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11642\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11642\" style=\"width: 602px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11642\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/DeSci-Foundation-1024x511.jpg\" alt=\"DeSci Foundation\" width=\"602\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The DeSci Foundation is one of the leading organizations in this new sector. Source: DeSci Foundation<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hippocratic_Oath_for_DeSci\"><\/span>Hippocratic Oath for DeSci?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Josh Bate has become a high-profile figure in the burgeoning DeSci space. A community organizer with high visibility, he agrees ETHDenver was a catalyst for DeSci.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bate, a DeFi guy who was once the head of community for the Free Julian Assange campaign and began in crypto by using Bitcoin just for buying things on the dark web. Hes pretty forthright when he talks. How did he earn his position of visibility in the community? Just put myself about, he says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bate founded and funds DeSci World, a peer-to-peer research platform, and a DeSci aggregator of info. It aims to create a dashboard akin to DeFi Pulse for DeSci.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He also believes DeFi practices are crucial to DeSci business models, but DeSci needs more than Web3 tooling to improve on the current state of affairs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He tells Magazine that he fears a dark DeSci and a regular DeSci, so hes been campaigning for a Hippocratic Oath for DeSci. He made the case at a talk at ETHDenver:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Its so early, but we can choose a Hippocratic Oath for DeSci now  no institutional finance, just pure science. He asked the crowd for a show of hands on whether DeSci should have an explicitly stated ideology and estimates that maybe 5% voted no, 20% yes, and the rest were too confused by the many variables and held out to see the outcome.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_peer_review_as_a_decentralized_public_good\"><\/span>How to peer review as a decentralized public good<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lets jump back a step to consider the complex<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">problems with existing research models.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Theres a need to improve:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Research funding<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Open access to research<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Overhaul the academic peer-review process.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Of course, theres no proof that grafting crypto onto this process is the best way to improve it. Is creating a coin around a research project a good way to fund it?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> What do holders of that token get out of it? Is it more out of altruism than a financial return?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">LabDAO is an open community of wet and dry labs for citizen science. Founder Niklas Rindtorff tells Magazine that tokenomics cant directly change research.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But tokenomics can generate new mechanism design and incentives. In a time where most academic research is following the same set of incentives, I am hopeful new funding agencies and tokenomics models can help diversify the ways research is being done.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11643\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11643\" style=\"width: 602px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11643\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Desci-small.jpg\" alt=\"DeSci\" width=\"602\" height=\"401\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Artists impression of the DeSci Future.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Crowdsourcing_research_funding\"><\/span>1. Crowdsourcing research funding<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Funding is the bane of scientists existence, and the process does not always reward merit. Scientists waste a lot of time writing grants applications. Hamburg wrote:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/future.a16z.com\/what-we-learned-doing-fast-grants\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Funding<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is an especially acute pain point for scientists, who spend up to <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2016\/7\/14\/12016710\/science-challeges-research-funding-peer-review-process#1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">half<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> their time writing grant proposals. Success in getting funding is heavily tied to metrics such as the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">h-index<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which quantifies the impact of a scientists published work. The resulting pressure to publish or perish incentivizes the pursuit of novel research over work thats critical but less likely to grab headlines. Ultimately, inadequate and unreliable funding not only reduces the amount of science being done, but also biases which projects scientists choose, contributing to issues such as the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">replication crisis<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Replication_crisis\">replication crisis<\/a> means that the results of perhaps more than 50% of published studies cannot be <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/533452a\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">replicated<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by other scientists carrying out the same experiments or research.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11645\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11645\" style=\"width: 335px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11645\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Desci-3.jpg\" alt=\"Passion projects\" width=\"335\" height=\"503\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11645\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>DeSci can help mobilize those most affected and motivated to contribute to research to help improve their lives.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DeSci proponents argue that funding gatekeepers hinder scientific progress. Hamburg, a neuroscientist who has researched innovative ways of treating Alzheimers by using light known as entrainment, explains to Magazine that funding bodies are too slow for innovative therapeutics. She was building a phone app for entrainment treatments but ran out of funding. She still believes the trial would have proved fruitful for treating Alzheimers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition, traditional funding <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mechanisms arent great for<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> new and different research approaches. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For example, DeSci will unleash the growth of digital therapeutics [wearable biometric devices], which will enable large numbers of people across many different locations to participate in digital-based studies and pool their data, she argues.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> DeSci trials could be done with fewer biases and better-pooled data on a blockchain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Like the open-source nature of AI research, Hamburg suggests that medicine of the future will be algorithms in one way or another. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pooled data will be very important for generating new insights.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thats the vision. The question is whether the decentralized science movement has the capabilities to better decide what should or<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@AdrianoStencel\/science-and-web3-do-non-fungible-tokens-nfts-provide-a-way-to-democratise-and-increase-b57b5caa246b\" class=\"broken_link\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">shouldnt<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> be funded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How do you conduct peer-reviewed research and collaborate with the harmoniously scientific community? Will DeSci crowdsource both the funding and the peer review, or does it just fund the research and get out of the way? For now, experimentation may be the only option.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SCINET.io co-founder Kaitlin Cauchon believes DeScis success is inevitable because the current academic funding model is broken.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-center\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How to get scientists on board the DeSci train? Democratize funding. Funding is the biggest centralization of science.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SCINET is an early-stage project that is currently focused on building a decentralized crowdfunding platform for life sciences research. Once done, they will turn their attention to an electronic lab notebook built on on-chain, according to Cauchon. Open access and replicability are the problems they seek to solve<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 602px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/FPIGyViXsAgGo4B.jpg\" alt=\"DeScie events\" width=\"602\" height=\"339\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>DeSci events are now highly visible in 2022, and female representation is unusually strong for Cryptoland.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Open_access_for_citizen_science\"><\/span>2. Open access for citizen science<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Information access is another big problem for science today, Hamburg noted in her article. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite the fact that science is the epitome of a global <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK221876\/#:~:text=Scientific%20knowledge%20in%20its%20pure,basic%20component%20of%20our%20economy.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">public good<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a lot of scientific knowledge is trapped behind journal paywalls and inside private databases. Making all types of data more accessible is the main objective of the <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/osf.io\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Open Science<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> movement, which emerged over a decade ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Peer review is slow and anonymous, and this can lead to <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mirror.xyz\/descifoundation.eth\/MejiI_proEoelPawGjwEBL7AdO4Do6O9MJ4zs3C0DV0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">turf wars<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as journals are gatekeepers of knowledge. (FYI, see this 2018<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/publons.com\/static\/Publons-Global-State-Of-Peer-Review-2018.pdf\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">review<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of the peer review system.) Two major players are <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clarivate<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elsevier<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, who are the Web2 equivalents of academic research. Scientific journals are an oligopoly of for-profit companies. Articles are protected by copyright.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">two leading business <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mirror.xyz\/descifoundation.eth\/b-PJvwtYRgBwPTibtt-LFn0T9A3hKhZTvXr9YSczEvo\">models<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of journal publication companies are pay-for-access and pay-for-publication. Even for independent observers, this does seem like a perversion of incentives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In recent years, preprint platforms<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arxiv<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">bioRxiv<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">medRxiv<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SSRN<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have allowed academics to post early versions of their manuscripts online and have emerged and found favor. However, this is prior to the peer review process, and academics may not divulge key findings at this stage<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The problem is clear: paywalled science. And the benefits of fixing the problem are even starker.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Citizen_science\"><\/span>Citizen science<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hamburg, who has had a chronic pain condition called fibromyalgia since she was 19 and long COVID over the past two years, believes that by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">making research more available, DeSci can crowdsource ordinary people working together to help solve problems, especially those affected by an illness who are the most motivated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With many chronic conditions, theres a strong biohacker mentality that emerges, as people are left to track flare-ups and the impact of interventions themselves, with inadequate know-how and tools to do so. There is very little crossover (if any) between these citizen science experiments and traditional science and medicine, so insights are missed, and many illnesses remain under-researched despite the millions they impact worldwide. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11644\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11644\" style=\"width: 589px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11644\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/desci-2.jpg\" alt=\"DeSci research\" width=\"589\" height=\"393\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11644\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>DeSci Labs plans to store research on ledgers and to chip away at the reproducibility crisis.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DeSci Labs is working to create a ledger of scientific records that stores and validates manuscripts, data and code in a transparent way that is accessible to everyone. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Making science truly open involves transforming science from solitary PDFs into dynamic research objects. We plan to showcase our first product, DeSci Nodes, at the DeSci Day on April 20 in Amsterdam to demonstrate how a pre-print can be turned into a reproducible research object stored on IPFS containing data, code and video to evidence work and chip away at the reproducibility crisis, Van Winkle tells Magazine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One innovative approach that might improve open access is being taken by the <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcontractresearch.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Smart Contract Research Forum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Its a community<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for industry and researchers to share research and peer reviews that is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">decoupling review from publication.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Operations leader Eugene Leventhal tells Magazine, Today, peer review is only available for those vying for those coveted journals and conferences. The majority of the Web3 space, with the exception of the underlying cryptographic primitives, has mostly been built outside of academia, and most researchers publish more on their blogs and Twitter than in traditional venues.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-center\"><p>Thats why we think its important to start a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of open peer review experiments supporting independent researchers in the space, and were starting to coordinate with meta-science researchers to ensure that were not re-inventing the wheel with our experimentation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They will announce their plans for 2022 at ETHAmsterdam on April 20.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, more open and pooled data is one key to more research from concerned citizens. But should tokenomics mean that reproduction of data sets along with all research data is incentivized?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_carousel jeg_postblock_carousel_3 jeg_postblock jeg_col_8 jnews_module__0_625984ee8c981    \">\n<div class=\"jeg_carousel_post\" data-nav='' data-autoplay='true' data-delay='4500' data-items=\"3\" data-margin='20'>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Satoshi may have needed an alias, but can we say the same?\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Satoshi-may-have-needed-an-alias-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Satoshi-may-have-needed-an-alias-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Satoshi-may-have-needed-an-alias-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Satoshi-may-have-needed-an-alias-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Satoshi_may_have_needed_an_alias_but_can_we_say_the_same\"><\/span>Satoshi may have needed an alias, but can we say the same?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> April 14, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Virgil Griffith\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Virgil-Griffiths-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Virgil-Griffiths-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Virgil-Griffiths-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Virgil-Griffiths-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_FBIs_takedown_of_Virgil_Griffith_for_breaking_sanctions_firsthand\"><\/span>The FBIs takedown of Virgil Griffith for breaking sanctions, firsthand<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> April 12, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Decentralized social media: The next big thing in crypto?\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Decentralized-social-media-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Decentralized-social-media-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Decentralized-social-media-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Decentralized-social-media-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Decentralized_social_media_The_next_big_thing_in_crypto\"><\/span>Decentralized social media: The next big thing in crypto?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> April 7, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"CBDCs\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Are-CBDCs-kryptonite-for-crypto-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Are-CBDCs-kryptonite-for-crypto-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Are-CBDCs-kryptonite-for-crypto-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-Are-CBDCs-kryptonite-for-crypto-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_CBDCs_kryptonite_for_crypto\"><\/span>Are CBDCs kryptonite for crypto?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> April 6, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"How to make a Metaverse: Secrets of the founders\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ct-hbsc-art-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ct-hbsc-art-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ct-hbsc-art-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ct-hbsc-art-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_make_a_Metaverse_Secrets_of_the_founders\"><\/span>How to make a Metaverse: Secrets of the founders<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> April 1, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Overhaul_the_academic_peer_review_process\"><\/span>3. Overhaul the academic peer review process<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Patrick Joyce worked at a tumor biology lab at the famed Johns Hopkins University. He also dropped out of med school and a Ph.D. program working on molecular biology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hes far from the only person who tells me that good science isnt always super citable. This creates weird perverse incentives driven by money flowing from citations.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He adds, Higher prestige journals lead to better citations. But paywalls mean the world cant benefit in real-time.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2016, before Joyce discovered crypto, he decided to build a Reddit-like platform for science called Knowledgr. Coinbase founder Brian Armstrong invested in his company, but the project soon sputtered out. Joyce then joined Armstrongs<\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchhub.com\/about\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ResearchHub<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  a sort-of GitHub for science, with utility behind the paper  in 2020 as chief science officer.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ResearchHub is a good example of where DeSci may be heading. ResearchHub has hired 60 editors, he says, people who are qualified to review scientific papers.\u201d Its really an economies-of-scale issue, enough editors and support, and the reviews will be almost universally respected. Its currently on the hunt for preprints or draft research manuscripts to receive peer reviews.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>ResearchHub isnt trying to conduct research, but to create a platform for independent science. The editors are paid in ResearchCoin, which essentially equates to governance rights on the platform.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-center\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Like open source, we hope to tear down the Ivory tower so a barefoot biochemist in Yugoslavia can unlock clever science.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They recently added digital object identifier (DOI) citations to papers to help integrate ResearchHub with existing research models. DOIs aid researchers to find original references.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joyce says the project started as a pure DAO, but that didnt work out. It is still kind of a DAO but more CEO-run. Its hard to organize people. We had to carefully delineate what the DAOs should decide. For example, should we ban a eugenics hub? that question goes to the DAO.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But he adds in DeSci, Now theres an expectation that youre a DAO.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Do you see opportunities to improve <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PeerReview?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PeerReview<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>SCRF will host an Open Peer Review discussion with Prof. Nihar Shah <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mldcmu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mldcmu<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joshuaztan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@joshuaztan<\/a> from <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/metagov_project?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@metagov_project<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbeats1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bbeats1<\/a>. Join us April 5th at Carnegie Mellon University. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MdjjoFCCCm\">pic.twitter.com\/MdjjoFCCCm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SCRF (@SCRForum) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SCRForum\/status\/1511039348518567936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DAOs_are_crucial_to_DeScis_moment\"><\/span>DAOs are crucial to DeScis moment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the wake of ETHDenver, new DeSci DAOs have been emerging almost weekly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The fledgling<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stddao.org\/faq\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">stdDAO<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">s mission is to fund sexually transmitted disease research in the hopes of finding cures. The founders are crypto people remaining anonymous, as everyone in the DAO has personally contracted an STD  all of them know someone who has a more serious STD. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Founder CarmenCrypto says they seek to get access to the industry outside of big pharma. They are looking for cures, and not just another side effect treatment, which are what is only available on the market today. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They plan to first focus on STDs, such as herpes simplex types 1 (cold sores) and 2 (genital) and to further gene editing and stem cell research.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We run the business, the DAO; outside specialists will help us with the research. The DAO can be cross-border, can move funds, can cut across projects.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They have in-kind goodwill from lawyers, finance pros and charities all willing to help (and everyone has crypto skills).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Being an anonymous DAO is well suited to the cause of <em>No one is shamed by saying they have cancer, but, unfortunately, they still are when it comes to STDs<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Side-stepping United States clinical trial regulations, they want to fund research wherever scientists and researchers may be.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>(function() {window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || {listeners: [],forms: {on: function(evt, cb) {window.mc4wp.listeners.push({event   : evt,callback: cb});}}}})();<!-- Mailchimp for WordPress v4.8.7 - https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/mailchimp-for-wp\/ --><\/p>\n<div class=\"mc4wp-form-fields\">\n<div class=\"jeg_mc4wp_heading\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_best_of_blockchain_every_Tuesday\"><\/span>The best of blockchain, every Tuesday<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>  Subscribe for thoughtful explorations and leisurely reads from Magazine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy<\/div>\n<p><label>Leave this field empty if you&#8217;re human: <\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"mc4wp-response\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/ Mailchimp for WordPress Plugin --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They are also looking to capitalize on existing open research. CarmenCrypto says the DAO is looking for highly knowledgeable professionals, such as doctors, scientists, researchers, philanthropists and entrepreneurs, to help provide insight to our community on innovative medical techniques with a high potential to cure STDs that stdDAO should fund.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Its very new, and very experimental. Are decentralized clinical trials even possible, or ethical? Its so early that tokenomics design is still a vague high-level discussion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ok how about: Its a DAO. The scientists do science. The DAO owns all the data, algos &amp; IP generated \u2013 all tokenised (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oceanprotocol?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@oceanprotocol<\/a>) &amp; tied to a DAO token. Giving the tokens value. Scientists are paid in these tokens. Token value is inherently  by teaching &amp; collab. Thoughts? <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Od21X1f2tf\">https:\/\/t.co\/Od21X1f2tf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sarah Hamburg PhD (@Shamburgularara) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Shamburgularara\/status\/1510513554067177477?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tokenized_science_is_still_evolving\"><\/span>Tokenized science is still evolving<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite the enthusiasm, the path to tokenizing science may be slow, says DeSci Labs co-founder Professor Philipp Koellinger, adding:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Its too early for a tokenomics model of science. Most scientists are risk-averse and not familiar with Web3 yet. Tokenomic models for DeSci must be very well thought through and, ideally, developed together with and tested by the scientific community to gain widespread adoption and acceptance. It is glaringly obvious to most scientists that the current incentive system is misaligned with the purpose of science. The possibility for incentive design is one of the most powerful features of Web3 technologies. If done well, it could solve a lot of problems in science. Give it some time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DeSci Labs believes that a decentralized peer review system can be achieved by autonomous research communities<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of the best researchers in every field, who are incentivized and rewarded for providing open, timely, and high-quality peer review and who select the most important contributions to be highlighted in a transparent way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This would be a dramatic improvement on the current practice of closed-door peer reviews of journals that rely on unpaid time of scientists, which is haunted by collusion, gate-keeping and bias.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DeScis_breakout_moment_in_Amsterdam\"><\/span>DeScis breakout moment in Amsterdam?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Renee Davis is another who was inspired by ETHDenver. She asked Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin at the event what the top five research problems were facing DeSci. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Of the five Buterin stated, four of them are already being worked on by the community, she says, listing onboarding, governance protocols, token distribution and decentralized identity systems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Im so glad I went to ETHDenver, she says, adding, My ROI was massive from bonding with the DeSci community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">She quit Deloitte consulting to join BanklessDAO and then founded the <em>Journal of Decentralized Work, <\/em>an open-source journal for the study of DAOs and delegated tokenomic research and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.talentdao.io\/\">TalentDAO<\/a>.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">TalentDAO<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is trying to create a new science of DAOs, helping to make sure DAOs dont fail. It has partnered with Arweave and Ocean Protocol.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At ETHAmsterdam<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">part of Devconnect Amsterdam,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DeSci Day will take place on<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> April 20. Itll give the community a chance to see how far DeSci has progressed since ETHDenver in February. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Davis, for one, thinks its progressing in leaps and bounds, and the sky is the limit.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-center\"><p>Crypto disrupted finance; NFTs disrupted culture; and DeSCi will disrupt knowledge in the next 1224 months.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_carousel jeg_postblock_carousel_3 jeg_postblock jeg_col_8 jnews_module__1_625984ee92b57    \">\n<div class=\"jeg_carousel_post\" data-nav='' data-autoplay='true' data-delay='4500' data-items=\"3\" data-margin='20'>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" 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Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMLG0nwswvr63Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2022\/04\/15\/desci-tokens-help-improve-scientific-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;DeSci: Can crypto improve scientific research?&#8221; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; An insider account of the DeSci origins story a new movement of citizen scientists, open-access scientific research and crowd-sourced peer-review funded by crypto thats gathering pace in 2022.&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p style=&#8221;text-align: center&#8221;&gt;# At ETHDenver in February, decentralized science became a thing. It was like the good old days of crypto:&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":432177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/magazine-DeSci.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-432176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=432176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432176\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/432177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=432176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=432176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=432176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}