A new meta-experiment begins today: using crypto to crowdfund scientific research. In quantum science, formal pathways to access research funding often preclude small grants. Further perverse incentives lead to research hidden behind paywalls that is only publicly reported on in press releases. What if research — that is often funded by the public anyway — was truly owned by the public? Think of this crowdfund as a proof of concept on the road to an open, decentralized model of scientific res...

A new meta-experiment begins today: using crypto to crowdfund scientific research. In quantum science, formal pathways to access research funding often preclude small grants. Further perverse incentives lead to research hidden behind paywalls that is only publicly reported on in press releases. What if research — that is often funded by the public anyway — was truly owned by the public? Think of this crowdfund as a proof of concept on the road to an open, decentralized model of scientific res...