DeSci Ep #3: Why Scientists Are the Unappreciated Creator Class—with Jocelynn Pearl of LabDAO

The internet has given content creators of all kinds a way to monetize their talents. Writers have Medium. Teachers and vloggers have YouTube.  But scientists don’t have a platform to earn money for their research.  That’s why Dr. Jocelynn Pearl calls scientists the ‘unappreciated creator class.’ And that’s why she’s working to further the DeSci movement, leveraging Web3 technology to enable breakthrough research through better incentives. A molecular and cellular biologist by training, Jocelynn serves as cofounder of LabDAO, a design marketplace for life science research, and host of The UltraRare Podcast, a show about the builders behind the decentralized science movement. On this episode of Boost VC, Jocelynn joins us to explain how DeSci solves for speed of translation and communicates science better than existing systems, exploring how the movement might specifically facilitate breakthroughs around rare disease. Jocelynn discusses how academia owns the best scientific minds without rewarding them appropriately and describes how DAOs offer alternatives to classic academic publishing and drug development. Listen in as Jocelynn makes the case that scientists are the unappreciated creator class and learn how access to the right advisors and capital can accelerate the decentralized science movement. Topics Covered How Jocelynn defines scienceProcess of exploring unanswered questionsConversation among people trained to be critical How Jocelynn defines decentralized scienceWay of democratizing resourcesCommunicate science better than existing systems What inspired Jocelynn’s interest in DeSciCentralization of research inhibits progressSolve for speed of translation, cost reduction How DeSci might facilitate breakthroughs in rare diseaseExplore drug development through DAOsCommunication of collective knowledge Leveraging DeSci to incentivize scientific researchChange academic publishing through tokenizationAllow patient group to co-own drug development Why Jocelynn sees scientists as the unappreciated creator classWriters have Medium, vloggers have YouTubeNo platform for scientists to monetize content What needs to change for scientists to be appreciated creatorsActivists like Seemay Chou who encourage sharingAlternative model to academic publishing How academia owns the best minds (without rewarding them)Earn $30K/year working full-time in PhD programDoes form you as scientist and provides network How CROs address the lab space shortageStands for contract research organizationFarm out research can’t perform in-house The challenges of establishing decentralized scienceTraditional academia and publishing will fight backMuch work required to override existing system What's stopping the DeSci space from accelerating fasterStruggles to bring in advising and capitalWorking on projects outside day jobs Jocelynn’s definition of success Lasting change in scientific ecosystemPivot how progress happens  Connect with Jocelynn Pearl Jocelynn’s Website https://www.jocelynnpearl.com/LabDAO https://www.labdao.xyz/LabDAO on Twitter https://twitter.com/lab_daoLabDAO on GitHub https://github.com/labdao  LabDAO on Discord https://discord.com/invite/labdaoUltraRare Podcast https://rss.com/podcasts/ultrarare/ Resources A Guide to Decentralized Biotech https://future.com/a-guide-to-decentralized-biotech/The DeSci Wiki https://www.jocelynnpearl.com/Molecule Protocol https://www.molecule.to/Ben Hills https://twitter.com/0xboodleVibe Bio https://www.vibebio.com/Experiment.com https://experiment.com/Arcadia Science https://www.arcadia.science/Invisible College https://www.invisiblecollege.xyz/Charles River Laboratories https://www.criver.com/Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss on Boost VC EP102 https://podbay.fm/p/the-boost-vc-podcast/e/1606903200Manhattan Project https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/the-manhattan-projectThiel Fellowship http://www.thielfellowship.org/ Connect with Boost VC Boost VC Website https://www.boost.vc/Boost VC on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/boostvc/Boost VC on Twitter https://twitter.com/BoostVCBoost VC on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/boost_vc/