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) Have a question or comment? Message us here: Text or Call (804) 505-5553 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠