The DeSci Podcast How ResearchHub Makes Open Science Rewarding by Reinventing Academic Incentives
Apr 9, 2024
Join Jeffrey Koury and Jonathan Heppner in a discussion on ResearchHub's mission to revolutionize scientific research by promoting open collaboration. They explore the shortcomings of the current research model and the importance of building better incentive structures. Dive into topics like the role of ResearchHub in scientific literature, public versus anonymous peer review, and the significance of books in academia.
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From Replication Crisis To Decentralized Vision
- Johnny described learning about the replication crisis and discovering Bitcoin, which inspired decentralizing scientific publishing.
- He then found ResearchHub and joined because it matched his vision of a Reddit-style forum for science.
Personal Frustration Fueled The Build
- Jeffrey recounted long waits for funding and slow publication processes that motivated him to build faster, open systems.
- He joined ResearchHub after seeing it offer a modern public ledger approach to sharing research.
Incentives, Not Just Tools, Drive Adoption
- Prior open-science efforts succeeded technically but lacked sustainable incentives that attract broad scientist participation.
- ResearchHub pairs usable UX with tokenized incentives to make open science personally rewarding for contributors.