Welcome to another episode of the DeSci Podcast! Today, we had the privilege of having Martin Karlsson as our special guest. Martin is the CEO of Lateral, an innovative web app designed for scientists, enabling them to read, find, share, and organize their research seamlessly in a single platform for enhanced efficiency. In this episode, we delve into a wide range of intriguing topics. Martin shares insights on Lateral's AI tools and the best way to effectively utilize these tools. We also dive ...
Jun 04, 2023•36 min•Ep. 18
Welcome to another episode of the DeSci Podcast! In this one, we were joined by Niklas Rindtorff, a physician-scientist and co-founder of LabDAO, an online community of life scientists collaborating to make life scientific tools more accessible. In this episode, Niklas shares insights about the benefits of conducting life science research online, how scientific research has evolved over the years and the importance of collaboration within the scientific community. Going further, we delve into th...
May 21, 2023•43 min•Ep. 17
Welcome to another episode of the DeSci Podcast. In this episode, we were joined by Dr. Emil Kendziorra and Kai Micah Mills, co-initiators of CryoDAO, a decentralized community dedicated to advancing cryopreservation research. In this podcast, we discuss the field of cryonics, including its origins and how it has evolved over the years. Dr. Emil and Mills also explain how cryopreservation works, the underexploited areas in the field of Cryonics, and how it should be Improved. We also address som...
May 09, 2023•38 min•Ep. 16
Welcome to another episode of the DeSci Podcast. In this one, we had the pleasure of talking with Laura Minquini, who is leading AthenaDAO, a community-led movement that is improving female reproductive health through the identification, financing, and support of research projects that are working on its potential cures. We talked about Laura's story, the global panorama of the problem that she is solving, and the journey and projections of the organization that she founded and bio.xyz helped sh...
Apr 12, 2023•56 min•Ep. 15
Welcome to another episode of the DeSci Podcast. In this episode, we were joined by ValleyDAO's Co-founder, Albert Anis, and Communications Lead, Morgan Richards. In this video, Albert Anis and Morgan Richards provide a deep dive into the interesting field of Synthetic Biology, and the significant role that ValleyDAO plays in driving innovation in this area. We also explored the traditional funding model for Synthetic Biology and the difficulties it presents for researchers. They then emphasize ...
Apr 03, 2023•52 min•Ep. 14
Welcome to another episode of the DeSci Podcast. In this episode, we had the pleasure of talking with Andrew Verbinnen and Andrew Bakst from HairDAO, the second BioDAO ever to mint an IP-NFT. Their mission is to turn hair loss into a problem of the past by funding assets that they believe will accelerate its cure. Throughout the conversation, we delve into a variety of fascinating topics related to hair loss. We explore the bigger picture of this issue and highlight the crucial role of DeSci in ...
Mar 22, 2023•32 min•Ep. 13
Welcome to this episode of the DeSci Podcast, where we dive deep into the technology behind IP-NFTs and explore the possibilities of decentralized data storage. In this episode, Stefan Adolf, a senior web3 engineer at Molecule, and Benji Leibowitz, a former biotech venture capitalist and now a product manager at Molecule, discuss the modularity of IP-NFTs, the advantages of ERC721, 1155, and 3525 token standards. We also discuss the benefits of Arweave and IPFS for metadata and storage, Lit Prot...
Mar 15, 2023•53 min•Ep. 12
Welcome to another episode of the DeSci Podcast. In this episode, Vera Gorbunova, endowed Professor of Biology at the University of Rochester, co-director of the Rochester Aging Research Center, and co-founder of the new journal Aging Biology, run by scientists for scientists, shares with us a bit of her vast knowledge in the field of Longevity. She talked about the problems of the current scientific system, the partnership that her laboratory made with VitaDAO, and about the research that she i...
Feb 07, 2023•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 11
Welcome to another episode of the DeSci Podcast. In this episode, Michael Gibson, co-founder and general partner of the 1517 fund, author of the new book ‘Paper Belt on Fire: How Renegade Investors Sparked a Revolt Against the University’ and one of the key people involved in launching the Thiel Fellowship in 2010 (where he helped Vitalik Buterin shape Ethereum), tells us about his vision of legacy institutions and how we can modernize them to encourage great global innovations once again. You c...
Jan 23, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 10
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 au...
Jan 15, 2023•48 min•Ep. 9
Welcome to another episode of the DeSci Podcast. In this episode, Stanley Bishop, AKA Science Stanley, data scientist and head of data science at LabDAO talks about AI, what it means to be a data scientist and how it intersects with decentralized approaches. We also talk about how this can be applied across individual health, collective health, the planets, genome sequencing and language models and what this could mean for the future of the organization and the future of work. Stanley Bishop als...
Jan 09, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 8
Welcome to episode Nr. 7 of the DeSci Podcast! In this episode, Tyler Golato, Co-founder and CSO of Molecule DAO joins us as we discuss the problems of scientific research and funding and necessary changes that need to be made in the way funding is done. We talk about the impact of decentralization in research, the requirements for allocating funds for research, and the future of Molecule and Bio-DAOs in general. Tyler also shares his background in biochemistry, molecular biology, and oncology r...
Dec 21, 2022•53 min•Ep. 7
Welcome to episode Nr. 6 of "The DeSci Podcast"! In this episode, Patrick Malone, a physician-scientist turned investor at KDT Ventures where he invests in early-stage life science and healthcare, tells us about what drove his interest in investing in healthcare, what Tech-Bio is, and how it relates to the traditional understanding of Biotech. He also explains, why machine learning is effective in drug discovery, the biggest problem facing scientific research and funding models today, the future...
Dec 14, 2022•48 min•Ep. 6
Welcome to Episode Nr. 5 of the DeSci Podcast! In this Episode, Allison Duettmann, President and CEO of Foresight Institute tells us how she got into futurism, why people are so pessimistic about the future, how Foresight chose the most important things to work on, Allison's positive visions of the future for humanity, what are Tech Trees and more! We hope you enjoy! ____ Timestamps: 0:00 - Nanobots & Cryonics 0:27 - Allison & Foresight Intro 1:29 - How Allison got into futurism 4:36 - P...
Oct 25, 2022•56 min•Ep. 5
Welcome to Episode Nr. 4 of the DeSci Podcast - Today we're exploring the decentralized science space together with Jack Scannell! Jack coined the term Eroom's Law, which notes that the cost of new drug approvals is rising exponentially, in contrast to Moore's law, which notes that the number of transistors on a microchip doubles about every two years, though the cost of computers is halved. In this podcast, Jack talks about how we can do better drug discovery, specifically, the tools and framew...
Oct 17, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 4
Welcome to Episode Nr. 3 of the DeSci Podcast - Today we're exploring the decentralized science space together with our CEO of Molecule and Vincent Weisser, our Chief Ecosystem Officer! We're incredibly proud to finally speak in depth about our new project bio.xyz - Next to that, we are also digging into a lot of other interesting decentralized science topics. You can find all of them below, so you can skip around to find your favorite ones! Topics & Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:31 - Backgro...
Oct 06, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 3
Welcome to Episode Nr. 2 of the DeSci Podcast - Today we're exploring the decentralized science reformation together with no other than Balaji Srinivasan! We're incredibly proud to be joined by such a smart and well-known mind as a second guest on "The DeSci Podcast" show! Topics of this episode: → Key factors holding back scientific progress and how to change it (also via DeSci). 🧪 → What role does AI play here? → The future of human optimalism. → How to make predictions in technology? (+ many...
Aug 04, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 2
Welcome to the very first episode of "The DeSci Podcast" - On this show, we talk to the leaders of the decentralized science world about the future of biotech. Thanks for being here and enjoy the very first episode of this new podcast, brought to you by Molecule. In this first episode, we talk to Tim Peterson, Sebastian Brunemeier & Laurence Ion from @VitaDAO - VitaDAO is the first ever created BioDAO and just recently celebrated its first year anniversary. So we wanted to know - What where ...
Jul 07, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 1
