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BGA DeSci Track

This course introduces Decentralized Science (DeSci), exploring how blockchain, DAOs, and token incentives are reshaping scientific publishing, collaboration, funding, and governance. Through real-world cases, it examines key challenges and opportunities in building a more open and transparent research ecosystem.

BGA DeSci Track

Language

Solidity

Total Length

10.0h

Part of Learning Track

What You’ll Learn

The "Why" and "What" of DeSci: Understanding the systemic failures of TradSci (paywalls, bias) and how DeSci solves them.

New Economic Models: How to utilizeTokenizationandDAOsto democratize funding, incentivize peer reviews, and reward data sharing.

The Tech Stack: Practical applications ofIPFS/Filecoinfor data integrity, andZKP/TEEfor protecting sensitive privacy (e.g., patient data).

The Future of Discovery: HowAIconverges with DeSci to accelerate innovation, and the roadmap for onboarding traditional institutions into this new ecosystem.

Syllabus