SCRF Interviews

Community and Governance - Jessica Zartler of BlockScience (Ep. 19)

Part 7 of our 7-part series with the team at BlockScience features a conversation with Jessica Zartler, Communications Advisor and Researcher at BlockScience. Jessica delves into various areas, including:What is “decentralization”?What is “progressive decentralization”?What is the relationship between decentralization and centralization?How do decentralization, ethics, and regulation overlap?Jessica Zartler, Communications Advisor and Researcher at BlockScienceWebsite: ​​https://block.science/teamTwitter: https://twitter.com/JessicaZartlerEugene Leventhal, Podcast Host and Executive Director of SCRFWebsite: https://scrf.ioTwitter: https://twitter.com/bbeats1If you want to learn more about SCRF, check out:The Forum: https://www.smartcontractresearch.org/Discord: https://discord.gg/BPqN5mjzeCTwitter: https://twitter.com/SCRForum

Computer Aided Governance - Michael Zargham and Jeff Emmett of BlockScience (Ep. 18)

Part 6 of our 7-part series with the team at @BlockScience features a conversation with Michael Zargham, founder and CEO of BlockScience, and Jeff Emmett, Communication Lead at BlockScience. They delve into a variety of areas, including:- The definition and role of “computer-aided governance” (CAG) in web3- How CAG compares to computer-aided tools for other disciplines- The ways that BlockScience utilizes CAG in its projects- The necessity of mapping the terrain before using CAG tools- The inherently political nature of #policy decisions that allocate resources- How CAG makes the decision-making process more visibleDr. Michael Zargham, founder and CEO of BlockScienceWebsite: ​​https://block.science/teamTwitter: https://twitter.com/mZarghamJeff Emmett, Communications Lead at BlockScienceWebsite: https://block.science/teamTwitter: https://twitter.com/jeffemmettEugene Leventhal, Podcast Host and Executive Director of SCRFWebsite: https://scrf.ioTwitter: https://twitter.com/bbeats1If you want to learn more about #SCRF, check out:The Forum: https://www.smartcontractresearch.org/Discord: https://discord.gg/BPqN5mjzeCTwitter: https://twitter.com/SCRForum

Challenges and Opportunities in Governance - Eric Christopher Alston and Kelsie Nabben of BlockScience (Ep. 17)

Part 5 of our 7-part series with the team at BlockScience features a conversation with Eric Christopher Alston, a contributor to BlockScience as well as a Scholar in Residence at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and Kelsie Nabben, Lead Social Scientist at BlockScience. They delve into a variety of areas, including: Defining “governance” and contextualizing its importance within groupsIdentifying current challenges and opportunities within the spaceAcknowledging prospective vulnerabilities in governanceSharing strategies for creating and maintaining resilient governance systemsDiscussing some emerging methodologies and practiceEric Christopher Alston, Scholar in Residence, University of Colorado at BoulderWebsite: ​​https://block.science/teamTwitter: https://twitter.com/IncompleteRulesKelsie Nabben, Lead Social Scientist at BlockScienceWebsite: https://block.science/teamTwitter: https://twitter.com/kelsiemvnEugene Leventhal, Podcast Host and Executive Director of SCRFWebsite: https://scrf.ioTwitter: https://twitter.com/bbeats1If you want to learn more about SCRF, check out:The Forum: https://www.smartcontractresearch.org/Discord: https://discord.gg/BPqN5mjzeCTwitter: https://twitter.com/SCRForum

Formal Methods in Complex System Design - Jamsheed Shorish and Michael Zargham of BlockScience (Ep. 16)

Part 4 of our 7-part series with the team at BlockScience features a conversation with Senior Research Scientist Jamsheed Shorish and BlockScience Founder and CEO Dr. Michael Zargham. They delve into a variety of areas, including: Defining “formal methods”The need for validation and verificationGeneralized dynamical systems (GDS)The application of formal methods in system designJamsheed Shorish, Senior Research Scientist at BlockScienceWebsite: https://block.scienceTwitter: https://twitter.com/jshorishMichael Zargham, Founder and CEO at BlockScienceWebsite: https://block.scienceTwitter: https://twitter.com/mZarghamEugene Leventhal, Podcast Host and Executive Director of SCRFWebsite: https://scrf.ioTwitter: https://twitter.com/bbeats1If you want to learn more about SCRF, check out:The Forum: https://www.smartcontractresearch.org/Discord: https://discord.gg/BPqN5mjzeCTwitter: https://twitter.com/SCRForum

Computational Science in Web3 - Danilo Bernardineli and Jeff Emmett of BlockScience (Ep. 15)

Part 3 of our 7-part series with the team at BlockScience features a conversation with Senior Engineer Danilo Bernardineli and Communications Lead Jeff Emmett. They delve into the role of models in data, computational methods versus analytical and empirical methods, and using computational simulations to explore uncertainties and help inform decisions.Danilo Bernardineli, Senior Engineer at BlockScienceWebsite: https://block.scienceTwitter: https://twitter.com/danilolessaJeff Emmett, Communications Lead at BlockScienceWebsite: https://block.scienceTwitter: https://twitter.com/jeffemmettEugene Leventhal, Podcast host and Executive Director of SCRFWebsite: https://scrf.ioTwitter: https://twitter.com/bbeats1If you want to learn more about SCRF, check out:The Forum: https://www.smartcontractresearch.org/Discord: https://discord.gg/BPqN5mjzeCTwitter: https://twitter.com/SCRForum