Whereas Trust is delegated to 3rd parties in our legacy systems, Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) systems are Trustless. This means Trust is embedded within computer code, and so the network participants do not need to Trust each other for the system to function. This is important because, in legacy systems, 3rd parties extract value due to Moral Hazard.In Economics, a Moral Hazard arises when there is no incentive to guard against the Risk of negative outcomes. I.e. why worry about gambli...

Whereas Trust is delegated to 3rd parties in our legacy systems, Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) systems are Trustless. This means Trust is embedded within computer code, and so the network participants do not need to Trust each other for the system to function. This is important because, in legacy systems, 3rd parties extract value due to Moral Hazard.In Economics, a Moral Hazard arises when there is no incentive to guard against the Risk of negative outcomes. I.e. why worry about gambli...

This post is part of a larger set of ideas about how Ethereum is a decentralized world-modelling computer, which you can find here. This post can be understood in isolation as well. In order to answer this question of what Ethereum might be modelling, we will need to identify and understand its inputs. The Ether (sp. Aether) has been historically described as a “fifth element” used to explain phenomenon such as travelling light and gravity. This motivated Vitalik Buterin to decide on Ethereum...

This post is part of a larger set of ideas about how Ethereum is a decentralized world-modelling computer, which you can find here. This post can be understood in isolation as well. In order to answer this question of what Ethereum might be modelling, we will need to identify and understand its inputs. The Ether (sp. Aether) has been historically described as a “fifth element” used to explain phenomenon such as travelling light and gravity. This motivated Vitalik Buterin to decide on Ethereum...

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation is a non-invasive form of brain stimulation (NIBS) that has been researched extensively since the 1980s. TMS received FDA approval for the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder in 2008, and today the treatment is covered by nearly all health insurances. Recently, it has gained approval for the treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Smoking Cessation. Research demonstrates promising results across various psychiatric disorders, with many clinica...

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation is a non-invasive form of brain stimulation (NIBS) that has been researched extensively since the 1980s. TMS received FDA approval for the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder in 2008, and today the treatment is covered by nearly all health insurances. Recently, it has gained approval for the treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Smoking Cessation. Research demonstrates promising results across various psychiatric disorders, with many clinica...

Dear APA, I deeply value our profession of Psychiatry, and the rich diversity of interests it invites and nurtures. I must confess, though, I earnestly cannot say the same for the APA in its present-day state.Madam, I welcome your heartfelt invitation with open arms, but this is $479 for the conference on top of the APA membership fee.That same fee…that was just revoked from me…especially after I was made to feel so special… Rugged again…Sob.I was hopeful things were at last evolving.The pers...

Dear APA, I deeply value our profession of Psychiatry, and the rich diversity of interests it invites and nurtures. I must confess, though, I earnestly cannot say the same for the APA in its present-day state.Madam, I welcome your heartfelt invitation with open arms, but this is $479 for the conference on top of the APA membership fee.That same fee…that was just revoked from me…especially after I was made to feel so special… Rugged again…Sob.I was hopeful things were at last evolving.The pers...

THE ORGANIZATION OF BEHAVIOR…is summarized by the phrase above. Also known as the Cell Assembly theory, this model was introduced by Donald Hebb in the book titled The Organization of Behavior. This fundamental principle,“Neurons that fire together, wire together; and neurons out of sync, fail to link,”is a simple and elegant framework to contextualize Associative Learning and understand Neuroplasticity - the brain’s capacity for Re-Organization.Zooming in to the brain……we can find the basic ...

THE ORGANIZATION OF BEHAVIOR…is summarized by the phrase above. Also known as the Cell Assembly theory, this model was introduced by Donald Hebb in the book titled The Organization of Behavior. This fundamental principle,“Neurons that fire together, wire together; and neurons out of sync, fail to link,”is a simple and elegant framework to contextualize Associative Learning and understand Neuroplasticity - the brain’s capacity for Re-Organization.Zooming in to the brain……we can find the basic ...

This post is part of a larger set of ideas about how Ethereum is a decentralized world-modelling computer, which you can find here. This post can be understood in isolation as well. The brain is a distributed computing system, and it is also a network. Nodes in a network require coordination, and value exchange can emerge as an elegant solution. Crypto networks have taught us this: bottom-up self-organizing/spontaneously ordering systems will develop economies in order to survive, grow, and s...

This post is part of a larger set of ideas about how Ethereum is a decentralized world-modelling computer, which you can find here. This post can be understood in isolation as well. The brain is a distributed computing system, and it is also a network. Nodes in a network require coordination, and value exchange can emerge as an elegant solution. Crypto networks have taught us this: bottom-up self-organizing/spontaneously ordering systems will develop economies in order to survive, grow, and s...

The official Principles of Medical Ethics as well as the American Psychiatric Association’s Annotations that are especially applicable to Psychiatry, were consulted in the construction of this document. The bullet points in “Expectations” and “Outcome Measures” should be checkboxes in the final PDF format. Feel free to adopt or modify this document for your own purpose if you find it valuable. Dear Interested Web3 Settler, You have made the courageous decision of opting to invest your time an...

The official Principles of Medical Ethics as well as the American Psychiatric Association’s Annotations that are especially applicable to Psychiatry, were consulted in the construction of this document. The bullet points in “Expectations” and “Outcome Measures” should be checkboxes in the final PDF format. Feel free to adopt or modify this document for your own purpose if you find it valuable. Dear Interested Web3 Settler, You have made the courageous decision of opting to invest your time an...

H/t to Liquidity Wizard at Tokemak for outlining how Liquidity is Bandwidth in Web3, and BanklessHQ for surfacing the alpha. In Web2, network bandwidth refers to the maximum rate of information/data transfer across a given a path – the bit rate (bit/s). In Web3, information is money, so bandwidth entails transactions per second with respect to the movement of Value. Therefore, bandwidth is additionally characterized by an economic component – Liquidity. Thin liquidity is akin to dial-up, whil...

H/t to Liquidity Wizard at Tokemak for outlining how Liquidity is Bandwidth in Web3, and BanklessHQ for surfacing the alpha. In Web2, network bandwidth refers to the maximum rate of information/data transfer across a given a path – the bit rate (bit/s). In Web3, information is money, so bandwidth entails transactions per second with respect to the movement of Value. Therefore, bandwidth is additionally characterized by an economic component – Liquidity. Thin liquidity is akin to dial-up, whil...

Sleep 2 Earn is an initiative of gamifying life with Heal 2 Earn: https://mirror.xyz/bhau.eth/crowdfunds/0xb4aEA15FAaaB7A108AcD26bA060eA9127e5A88cfMoney makes the world go round.Action facilitates the conversion of incentives into outcomes, but not without a catalyst: Capital.Of the many distinctions between Web 2 and Web 3, the following is an important one:Feel free to refer to the figure below for more clarity, or scroll through to the next image.Zoomed out, Web2/TradFi/Corporations look a...

Sleep 2 Earn is an initiative of gamifying life with Heal 2 Earn: https://mirror.xyz/bhau.eth/crowdfunds/0xb4aEA15FAaaB7A108AcD26bA060eA9127e5A88cfMoney makes the world go round.Action facilitates the conversion of incentives into outcomes, but not without a catalyst: Capital.Of the many distinctions between Web 2 and Web 3, the following is an important one:Feel free to refer to the figure below for more clarity, or scroll through to the next image.Zoomed out, Web2/TradFi/Corporations look a...

As I sat there at my desktop clicking away to maximize my yield for the nth time……a thought occurred to me one day:what if people were offered the incentive to earn yield, instead, by performing activities of daily living or contributing to public goods and services?I had realized I probably didn’t want to earn a living this way for the rest of my life. While I was certainly grateful for the opportunity to experience the life unlock enabled by this new technology, I began to question my place...

As I sat there at my desktop clicking away to maximize my yield for the nth time……a thought occurred to me one day:what if people were offered the incentive to earn yield, instead, by performing activities of daily living or contributing to public goods and services?I had realized I probably didn’t want to earn a living this way for the rest of my life. While I was certainly grateful for the opportunity to experience the life unlock enabled by this new technology, I began to question my place...

Sleep 2 Earn is an initiative of gamifying life with Heal 2 Earn: https://mirror.xyz/bhau.eth/crowdfunds/0xb4aEA15FAaaB7A108AcD26bA060eA9127e5A88cfSleep 2 EarnTrack accurately (not merely approximate/estimate) your own sleep with a wearable headband.Headband collects raw EEG data → the Proof-of-Sleep.EEG data is monetized in Decentralized Finance via data markets such as the Ocean protocol, where liquidity is created by pairing with $OCEAN.Liquidity begets liquidity, which permits further tra...

Sleep 2 Earn is an initiative of gamifying life with Heal 2 Earn: https://mirror.xyz/bhau.eth/crowdfunds/0xb4aEA15FAaaB7A108AcD26bA060eA9127e5A88cfSleep 2 EarnTrack accurately (not merely approximate/estimate) your own sleep with a wearable headband.Headband collects raw EEG data → the Proof-of-Sleep.EEG data is monetized in Decentralized Finance via data markets such as the Ocean protocol, where liquidity is created by pairing with $OCEAN.Liquidity begets liquidity, which permits further tra...

In Medicine, there are four core moral principles: 1. Autonomy – the patient’s right to choose or refuse treatment 2. Beneficence – the patient’s best interests are prioritized 3. Non-Maleficence – “do no harm” 4. Justice – the fair and appropriate distribution of scarce healthcare resources in society While the medical profession has nobly defended Autonomy, Beneficence, Non-Maleficence – this was truer pre-COVID than it is today – Justice for the equitable allocation and distribution of val...

In Medicine, there are four core moral principles: 1. Autonomy – the patient’s right to choose or refuse treatment 2. Beneficence – the patient’s best interests are prioritized 3. Non-Maleficence – “do no harm” 4. Justice – the fair and appropriate distribution of scarce healthcare resources in society While the medical profession has nobly defended Autonomy, Beneficence, Non-Maleficence – this was truer pre-COVID than it is today – Justice for the equitable allocation and distribution of val...