82. Future Sci is DeSci: Waterbear's Michael Fischer on Memefying Science Breakthroughs

Grow Everything Biotech Podcast

Episode Description:

Michael Fischer dives into the transformative impact of decentralized science (DeSci) on research and data sharing. He discusses the evolution of scientific research with the integration of blockchain technology, emphasizing how it democratizes access and incentivizes participation through tokenization. Fischer introduces WaterBear, a platform that gamifies science by creating community-driven research projects using meme coins, offering a fresh perspective on how data collection and validation can be more engaging and accessible. He also highlights various projects within WaterBear, such as SleepDAO and PsychedelicsDAO, showcasing their potential to revolutionize fields like sleep research and psychedelic studies through community involvement and innovative data sharing mechanisms. This episode provides a compelling look at how decentralized approaches can accelerate scientific discovery and make research more inclusive and transparent.

Grow Everything brings the bioeconomy to life. Hosts Karl Schmieder and Erum Azeez Khan share stories and interview the leaders and influencers changing the world by growing everything. Biology is the oldest technology. And it can be engineered. What are we growing?

Learn more at ⁠www.messaginglab.com/groweverything⁠

Chapters:

• 00:00:00 - The Evolution of Becoming a Scientist with AI
• 00:00:24 - Summer Flu and Personal Updates
• 00:01:22 - Introduction to the Grow Everything Podcast
• 00:01:49 - Exploring the Bio Design Challenge
• 00:03:35 - Highlighting the Winning Project: Super Worms
• 00:05:29 - Networking with Leading Innovators
• 00:07:17 - Jamie Metzl's Book Launch and AI Convergence
• 00:08:43 - Exciting Bio-Inspired Product Announcements
• 00:10:33 - Introduction to Michael Fisher and the Concept of DeSci
• 00:14:01 - Deep Dive into Decentralized Science (DeSci)
• 00:16:47 - Addressing Challenges in Scientific Research
• 00:24:57 - Incentivizing Participation in Clinical Trials
• 00:28:20 - The Role of AI in Accelerating Scientific Discoveries
• 00:30:09 - WaterBear: Gamifying Community-Driven Science
• 00:34:27 - Exploring the Potential of DeSci and WaterBear
• 00:35:24 - The Importance of Reporting Negative Results
• 00:37:59 - Crowdsourcing and Tokenizing Scientific Data
• 00:38:51 - Making Science Engaging through Gamification
• 00:44:15 - Revolutionizing Sleep Research with SleepDAO
• 00:45:51 - PsychedelicsDAO and Personalized Medicine
• 00:47:28 - Digestive Health Research with Blue Cookie DAO
• 00:53:30 - Building and Growing the DeSci Community
• 00:56:33 - Future Opportunities and Directions in DeSci
• 00:59:40 - Final Thoughts and Upcoming Announcements

Topics Covered: biotech funding, biopharma, biology, startup, blockchain, decentralized science (desci), entrepreneurship, synthetic biology

Episode Links:

• Enter to win free ⁠Oobli Chocolate⁠
• Waterbear (link)
• Jobs at Waterbear (link)
• Waterbearsci on X (link)
• Biodesign Challenge (link)
• Winner of Biodesign Challenge video at 02:30:45 (link)
• MSCHF bag (link)
• Superconvergence by Jamie Metzl (link)
• Future Society
• Episode with Jasmina Aganovic of Arcaea (link)
• Episode with Suzanne Lee of Biofabricate (link)

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