The most influential researchers have long believed so dogmatically in one theory of Alzheimer’s that they thwarted alternative approaches.| STAT
We intend to improve incentives in science by developing smart research contracts.| atoms.org
Ethereum is a global, decentralized platform for money and new kinds of applications. On Ethereum, you can write code that controls money, and build applications accessible anywhere in the world.| ethereum.org
[This post was up a few weeks ago before getting taken down for complicated reasons. They have been sorted out and I’m trying again.] Is scientific progress slowing down? I recently got a cha…| Slate Star Codex
Despite vast increases in the time and money spent on research, progress is barely keeping pace with the past. What went wrong?| The Atlantic