SCRF Interviews

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SCRF Interviews podcast from the Smart Contract Research Forum (SCRF) brings together researchers and practitioners to delve into pressing research problems in web3.

  1. 12/14/2022

    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 BlockScience Website: ​​https://block.science/team Twitter: https://twitter.com/JessicaZartler Eugene Leventhal, Podcast Host and Executive Director of SCRF Website: https://scrf.io Twitter: https://twitter.com/bbeats1 If you want to learn more about SCRF, check out: The Forum: https://www.smartcontractresearch.org/ Discord: https://discord.gg/BPqN5mjzeC Twitter: https://twitter.com/SCRForum

    44 min

  2. 12/07/2022

    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 visible Dr. Michael Zargham, founder and CEO of BlockScience Website: ​​https://block.science/team Twitter: https://twitter.com/mZargham Jeff Emmett, Communications Lead at BlockScience Website: https://block.science/team Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeffemmett Eugene Leventhal, Podcast Host and Executive Director of SCRF Website: https://scrf.io Twitter: https://twitter.com/bbeats1 If you want to learn more about #SCRF, check out: The Forum: https://www.smartcontractresearch.org/ Discord: https://discord.gg/BPqN5mjzeC Twitter: https://twitter.com/SCRForum

    38 min

  3. 11/30/2022

    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 groups Identifying current challenges and opportunities within the space Acknowledging prospective vulnerabilities in governance Sharing strategies for creating and maintaining resilient governance systems Discussing some emerging methodologies and practice Eric Christopher Alston, Scholar in Residence, University of Colorado at Boulder Website: ​​https://block.science/team Twitter: https://twitter.com/IncompleteRules Kelsie Nabben, Lead Social Scientist at BlockScience Website: https://block.science/team Twitter: https://twitter.com/kelsiemvn Eugene Leventhal, Podcast Host and Executive Director of SCRF Website: https://scrf.io Twitter: https://twitter.com/bbeats1 If you want to learn more about SCRF, check out: The Forum: https://www.smartcontractresearch.org/ Discord: https://discord.gg/BPqN5mjzeC Twitter: https://twitter.com/SCRForum

    1h 6m

  4. 11/23/2022

    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 verification Generalized dynamical systems (GDS) The application of formal methods in system design Jamsheed Shorish, Senior Research Scientist at BlockScience Website: https://block.science Twitter: https://twitter.com/jshorish Michael Zargham, Founder and CEO at BlockScience Website: https://block.science Twitter: https://twitter.com/mZargham Eugene Leventhal, Podcast Host and Executive Director of SCRF Website: https://scrf.io Twitter: https://twitter.com/bbeats1 If you want to learn more about SCRF, check out: The Forum: https://www.smartcontractresearch.org/ Discord: https://discord.gg/BPqN5mjzeC Twitter: https://twitter.com/SCRForum

    54 min

  5. 11/16/2022

    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 BlockScience Website: https://block.science Twitter: https://twitter.com/danilolessa Jeff Emmett, Communications Lead at BlockScience Website: https://block.science Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeffemmett Eugene Leventhal, Podcast host and Executive Director of SCRF Website: https://scrf.io Twitter: https://twitter.com/bbeats1 If you want to learn more about SCRF, check out: The Forum: https://www.smartcontractresearch.org/ Discord: https://discord.gg/BPqN5mjzeC Twitter: https://twitter.com/SCRForum

    46 min

  6. 11/09/2022

    Intro to Data & Measurement in Web3 - David Sisson and Kelsie Nabben of BlockScience (Ep. 14)

    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 BlockScience Website: https://block.science Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-f-sisson/ Kelsie Nabben, Lead Social Scientist at BlockScience Website: https://block.science Twitter: https://twitter.com/kelsiemvn Eugene Leventhal, Podcast host & Executive Director of SCRF Website: https://scrf.io Twitter: https://twitter.com/bbeats1 If you want to learn more about SCRF, check out: The Forum: https://www.smartcontractresearch.org/ Discord: https://discord.gg/BPqN5mjzeC Twitter: https://twitter.com/SCRForum

    45 min

  7. 11/02/2022

    Engineering Methodology - Matt Barlin and Jeff Emmett of BlockScience (Ep. 13)

    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 BlockScience Website: https://block.science Twitter: https://twitter.com/MattBarlin Jeff Emmett, Communications Lead at BlockScience Website: https://block.science Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeffemmett Eugene Leventhal, Podcast host & Executive Director of SCRF Website: https://scrf.io Twitter: https://twitter.com/bbeats1 If you want to learn more about SCRF, check out: The Forum: https://www.smartcontractresearch.org/ Discord: https://discord.gg/BPqN5mjzeC Twitter: https://twitter.com/SCRForum

    40 min

  8. 10/26/2022 · BONUS

    SafeDAO Governance - John of SafeDAO and Renee Davis of talentDAO (Ep. 12)

    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 SafeDAO Website: https://gnosis-safe.io Twitter: https://twitter.com/safe Renee Davis Website: https://talentDAO.io Twitter: https://twitter.com/talentDAO_ If you want to learn more about SCRF, check out: The Forum: https://www.smartcontractresearch.org/ Discord: https://discord.gg/BPqN5mjzeC Twitter: https://twitter.com/SCRForum

    33 min
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SCRF Interviews podcast from the Smart Contract Research Forum (SCRF) brings together researchers and practitioners to delve into pressing research problems in web3.

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