PsyDAO
Community-led organization funding ethical psychedelic research to advance mental health solutions, involving indigenous knowledge and stakeholder participation, supported by recent GR15 funds.User Review
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Reviewed on 13 Feb 2024 05:59 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.
PsyDAO's approach to funding ethical psychedelic research and involving all stakeholders, including indigenous communities, suggests a direct support of the mission of DeSci by using novel funding mechanisms and promoting inclusivity in 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.
Although PsyDAO is involved in funding and community-building around psychedelic research, it's unclear from the provided information whether they are building/testing technological infrastructure or deploying existing DeSci infrastructure in their operations.
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 provided description of PsyDAO does not mention any direct efforts to address data reproducibility, publishing practices, inclusive research barriers, or issues with intellectual property. The focus appears to be primarily on funding and community involvement rather than tackling these specific DeSci issues.
Projects must satisfy the Gitcoin Program General Eligibility Policy in addition to the requirements described above.
Without access to information regarding PsyDAO's compliance with the broader Gitcoin Program General Eligibility Policy, a definitive assessment cannot be made. Further investigation into the organization’s alignment with these policies is required.