Episode 9 | Building the Future of DeSci: Lab Automation, Climate & Culture

About this episode

The episode explores the future of decentralized science with a focus on lab automation and cultural factors influencing the field.

In this episode of Proof of DeSci, we sit down with Jake Wintermute, synthetic biologist, science communicator, and former developer evangelist at Ginkgo Bioworks, to explore the future of decentralized science. Together with Albert and Morgan from ValleyDAO, we dive into the big themes shaping DeSci today: how lab automation and cloud labs could transform decentralized research, the role of DIY bio and iGEM as models for distributed science, and why culture, cost, and education are jus...

People in this episode

Hosts: Albert, Morgan

Guest: Jake Wintermute

Topics covered

• decentralized science
• lab automation
• cloud labs
• DIY bio
• iGEM
• culture
• cost
• education

Keywords

• synthetic biology
• science communication
• ValleyDAO

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Ginkgo Bioworks

Books & works: Building the Future of DeSci

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