SCRF Interviews

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

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

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

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

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

BlockScience is a company that does analytical modeling in the distributed ledger (i.e., blockchain) field, working on complex cybernetic systems. David and Kelsie’s conversation explored a variety of topics, including:What is measurement?What can we measure?What do we do with what we measure? How can measurement data inform decisions?David Sission, Senior Engineer at BlockScienceWebsite: https://block.scienceTwitter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-f-sisson/Kelsie Nabben, Lead Social Scientist at BlockScienceWebsite: https://block.scienceTwitter: https://twitter.com/kelsiemvnEugene Leventhal, Podcast host & 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

Our 7-part series featuring the team from BlockScience kicks off with Matt Barlin, Lead Systems Engineer, and Jeff Emmett, Communications Lead. Their wide-ranging conversation spans engineering ethics, its application to real-life projects, and the difference between web2 and web3 engineering methodologies.Matt Barlin, Lead Systems Engineer at BlockScienceWebsite: https://block.scienceTwitter: https://twitter.com/MattBarlinJeff Emmett, Communications Lead at BlockScienceWebsite: https://block.scienceTwitter: https://twitter.com/jeffemmettEugene Leventhal, Podcast host & 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

The second season of SCRF Interviews kicks off with a special audio-only recording of John, the Governance Operator at SafeDAO, talking with Renee Davis, the founder of talentDAO. Their discussion covers how SafeDAO was spun out of Gnosis Safe, why it was founded, and SafeDAO’s governance model. The interview was recorded live on the floor of the Cryptoeconomics and Governance Community Hub in Bogota in October 2022.John of SafeDAOWebsite: https://gnosis-safe.ioTwitter: https://twitter.com/safeRenee DavisWebsite: https://talentDAO.ioTwitter: https://twitter.com/talentDAO_If you want to learn more about SCRF, check out:The Forum: https://www.smartcontractresearch.org/Discord: https://discord.gg/BPqN5mjzeCTwitter: https://twitter.com/SCRForum

Welcome to Season #2 of SCRF Interviews, which returns Wed, Oct 26th. This season begins with a special episode recorded live from Bogota, discussing SafeDAO governance. We follow that with a 7-episode deep dive into the work of the BlockScience team who built an open-sourced cadCAD (complex adaptive dynamics Computer-Aided Design). For a glimpse into the season, we will feature: - SafeDAO Governance with John Governance Operator and Core Contributor at SafeDAO, and Renee Davis, the Founder of talentDAO. - Engineering Methodology with Matthew Barlin, the Lead Systems Engineer at BlockScience, and Jeff Emmett, the Communication Lead.- Intro to Data & Measurement in Web3 with David Sisson, Senior Engineer at BlockScience, and Kelsie Nabben, the Lead Social Scientist.- Computational Science in Web3 with Danilo Bernardineli, Senior Engineer at BlockScience, and Jeff Emmett, the Communication Lead.- Role of Formal Methods in Complex Systems Design with Jamsheed Shorish, Senior Research Scientist, and Michael Zargham, CEO and Founder of BlockScience.- Challenges & Opportunities in Governance with Kelsie Nabben, the Lead Social Scientist at BlockScience, and Eric Christopher Alston, Scholar In Residence and Faculty Director at University of Colorado Boulder.- Computer Aided Governance with Michael Zargham, CEO and Founder of BlockScience, and Jeff Emmett, the Communication Lead.- Community and Governance with Jessica Zartler, Communications Advisor & Researcher at BlockScience.Learn more about SCRF at https://scrf.io/Join forum episode discussions at https://www.smartcontractresearch.org/tag/scrf-interviewsTwitter: @SCRForum

The SCRF Interviews team is taking a break to work on some exciting content. Stay tuned for new approaches to blockchain research, exciting interviews, and much more. In the meantime, why not join our Discord, follow us on Twitter or leave a comment on the Smart Contract Research Forum?Discord - https://discord.gg/asvaWTn6vnTwitter - https://twitter.com/scrforum Forum - https://www.smartcontractresearch.org