LabPredict
An online prediction market designed to accelerate longevity research by enabling the public, including scientists and enthusiasts, to predict and evaluate aging interventions using model organisms.User Review
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Reviewed on 13 Feb 2024 06:01 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.
LabPredict proposes a prediction market for longevity research, aiming to make scientific research more engaging, collaborative, and accessible, aligned with the mission of DeSci.
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.
LabPredict is building a new platform to aggregate diverse opinions and facilitate data-driven predictions in aging research, effectively deploying technological infrastructure that contributes to the DeSci ecosystem.
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.
LabPredict addresses several issues outlined in the DeSci mission, including data reproducibility and promoting clear, falsifiable research claims, thus fostering better practices in scientific publishing and peer review.
Projects must satisfy the Gitcoin Program General Eligibility Policy in addition to the requirements described above.
Without additional information on LabPredict's adherence to the wider Gitcoin Program policies, it is unclear if all general eligibility requirements are met.