Today we have a special one! In this episode, we have Vitalik Buterin as a guest, interviewed by Vincent Weisser. They discuss the intersection of science and cryptocurrency, focusing on the concept of "decentralized science."
Vitalik explains how decentralized technologies, such as cryptocurrency, can improve science and the institutions of science by allowing for more diverse funding and collaboration among people. He also mentions specific tools, such as quadratic funding and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), that can be used to fund and structure scientific projects.
He also highlights his current project, "Balvi", which is focused on addressing the COVID-19 situation and is funded by cryptocurrency. He also mentions the challenges of scaling up quickly and how this can be a good approach for established donors and talks about the use of technology such as DeSci and reputation systems to help solve the problem of determining who is trustworthy.
There is undoubtedly much more to be found in this episode and we hope you enjoy this conversation between Vitalik Buterin and Vincent Weisser. Make sure to skip between the timestamps below to find your favorite topics and learn more about the discussed topics through all the linked resources below.
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Some of the resources discussed.
- Vitaliks blog: [ Ссылка ]
- Vitaliks twitter: [ Ссылка ]
- Decentralized Science Explainer [ Ссылка ]
- Ending Aging book: [ Ссылка ]
- Science DAOs like: [ Ссылка ]
- Some of the projects he supported [ Ссылка ], [ Ссылка ], [ Ссылка ], [ Ссылка ]
- Balvi (Pandemic Prevention): [ Ссылка ]
- Quadratic Payments by Vitalik: [ Ссылка ]
- DeSoc Paper by Puja, Glen and Vitalik: [ Ссылка ]
- Progress: [ Ссылка ]
- Network States: [ Ссылка ]
- RadicalxChange: [ Ссылка ]
- The most important century [ Ссылка ]
- Curveballs: pandemics, existential, risks from nuclear, ai, bio, wars
- Recommend reading: [ Ссылка ]
- DeSoc x DeSci by Puja: [ Ссылка ]
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Timestamps:
00:00 - 00:37 Intro
00:37 - 06:36 Vitalik's definition of DeSci and what he is most excited about.
06:36 - 09:32 Improvements to retroactive or quadratic funding.
09:32 - 11:30 Vitalik on DeSoc in the context of science (Decentralized Society).
11:30 - 12:51 What to build at the intersection of DeSci and DeSoc?
12:51 - 13:46 Which areas of Science is Vitalik most excited about?
13:46 - 17:17 How the Shiba Inu tokens actually funded Covid research.
17:17 - 22:40 Why crypto is such an excellent funding method.
22:40 - 31:00 Which learnings did he incorporate into other projects like "Balvi"?
31:00 - 38:33 What's holding back scientific progress, and what is he most excited about?
38:33 - 44:37 The most important century ever? Vitalik on AI progress, GPT4, the singularity, and existential risks.
44:37 - 46:47 What to build in the DeSci space?
46:47 - Vitalik's content recommendations in the science space.
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Special thanks to:
Vincent Weisser (Host): [ Ссылка ]
Vitalik Buterin: [ Ссылка ]
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Let's connect:
Website: [ Ссылка ]
Twitter: [ Ссылка ]
Discord: [ Ссылка ]
