Cosimo
A research service executing experiments for clients with unique scientific questions not covered by traditional funding systems.User Review
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Reviewed on 17 Apr 2024 04:02 PM
Projects should directly support the mission of DeSci to innovate scientific research by exploring novel mechanisms of funding, conducting, and disseminating scientific research in an open, inclusive, and accessible manner.
Cosimo aligns with the DeSci mission by exploring a novel patronage model for research funding and aiming to conduct studies on a variety of topics that may not be covered by traditional funding sources. This model promotes open and inclusive support for scientific research.
DeSci projects most commonly support this mission by building and testing necessary technological infrastructure, but projects may also be eligible if they are deploying existing DeSci infrastructure in a scientific research context or if they are educating and recruiting members of the scientific community to contribute to the mission.
While Cosimo is not directly mentioned as building or testing technological infrastructure, their plan to build a dedicated platform for engaging researchers and ensuring quality in research studies could potentially qualify as deploying DeSci infrastructure. However, without concrete details on the technological aspects of the project, it is unclear if this directly aligns with the criterion as stated.
Concrete examples of issues covered by the DeSci mission include: the data reproducibility crisis and archaic data sharing practices; misaligned incentives and poor practices in scientific publishing and peer review; financial, linguistic, and academic barriers to globally inclusive research; intellectual property, patents, and financial incentives to trade progress for profits; academic disconnect and poor science/health literacy and trust in the lay public and government representatives.
The project description does not mention how Cosimo will address specific issues such as data reproducibility, scientific publishing practices, or barriers to inclusive research. Their focus is on funding and conducting research on understudied topics, which does not directly address the explicit issues listed in this criterion.
Projects must satisfy the Gitcoin Program General Eligibility Policy in addition to the requirements described above.
Based on the information provided, it is unclear if the Cosimo project satisfies the Gitcoin Program General Eligibility Policy as no details pertaining to this compliance are mentioned.