The Fireside Chat 28 - Gridcoin, Science, and Incentive Based Economics

jringo (63)in #gridcoin • 6 years ago (edited)

I'm playing catch-up with episodes, so I'll be posting backwards starting with the most recent recording from October 4th.

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Summary

This week we discuss science, gamification, and incentives, and how Gridcoin fits into those worlds.

Time	Topic
3:00-18:50	News ---Gridcoin--- DHEP Whitelisted October Team Challenges coinswitch.co blockexplorer ---Science--- LHC WCG: Outsmart Ebola Together New Planet ---Blockchain--- Barcelona Launches Blockchain Currency Ethereum's Constantinople Hard Fork Hits the Testnet Next Week CBR Update - Testnet Episode
18:50	Gridcoin, Science, and Incentive Based Economics
18:50-24:30	Introduction
24:30-31:00	What is gamification
31:00-34:00	From gamification to monetization
34:00-37:30	The problems with gamification and monetization
37:30	Solutions to the problems

Next Episode

Join us for the next episode on Thursday, October 11th, at 8:00pm EST, midnight UTC, on the Gridcoin discord.

Topic: Happy Birthday Gridcoin! A look back over the years. A look ahead.

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What is Gridcoin?

Gridcoin is an open-source blockchain that mints and distributes cryptocurrency in relation to the processing power a network participant directs toward data-driven analysis and scientific discovery. Currently, the Gridcoin blockchain is secured through a proof-of-stake protocol and monitors processing contributions to the distributed computing infrastructure, BOINC. BOINC, the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing, hosts major institutional computing projects such as IBM’s World Community Grid, SETI, and data from the Large Hadron Collider, alongside projects developed by students, enthusiasts, mathematicians, researchers, and citizen scientists.