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Launching an Open Source Library for Governance Modules on Soroban
Launching an Open Source Library for Governance Modules on Soroban
Facilitating Computer-Aided Governance with Specs, Documentation, and Simulations
BlockScience
Nov 29
An Introduction To: “Foundations of Cryptoeconomic Systems”
An Introduction To: “Foundations of Cryptoeconomic Systems”
This article introduces the Paper “Foundations of Cryptoeconomic Systems” by Shermin Voshmgir and Michael Zargham, published at the…
BlockScience
Nov 20
From Monoculture to Permaculture Currencies: A Glimpse of the Myco-Economic Future
From Monoculture to Permaculture Currencies: A Glimpse of the Myco-Economic Future
Emulating Nature’s Evolutionary Resource Allocation Algorithms in Equitable Economic Systems Design
Jeff Emmett
Nov 15
The Story Behind Neural Quorum Governance
The Story Behind Neural Quorum Governance
The Collaborative Ideation of Novel Mechanisms Through the Engineering Design Process
BlockScience
Nov 14
Objects as Reference: Toward Robust First Principles of Digital Organization
Objects as Reference: Toward Robust First Principles of Digital Organization
By Orion Reed
BlockScience
Nov 13
Introducing Neural Quorum Governance
Introducing Neural Quorum Governance
A Comprehensive Framework for Assigning Voting Power and Managing Voter Attention for the Stellar Community Fund
BlockScience
Nov 9
Governatooorr Guardrails: Practical considerations when introducing automated governance agents
Governatooorr Guardrails: Practical considerations when introducing automated governance agents
Kelsie Nabben and Michael Zargham November, 2023
Kelsie Nabben
Nov 9
Building With Blocks of Science
Building With Blocks of Science
On the Role of Models in Governance, Economics and Technology
BlockScience
Oct 15
Grant Program Announcement: Empirical Investigations of a Digital Frontier
Grant Program Announcement: Empirical Investigations of a Digital Frontier
By Michael Zargham and Travis Oliphant
Michael Zargham
Sep 18
Automating Compliance and Security with Shield3
Automating Compliance and Security with Shield3
by Michael Zargham, Isaac Patka, Geoffrey Arone
Michael Zargham
Sep 16
A Language for Knowledge Networks
A Language for Knowledge Networks
By Michael Zargham and Ilan Ben-Meir
Michael Zargham
Sep 1
BSci Quarterly Newsletter — Q2 2023
BSci Quarterly Newsletter — Q2 2023
Welcome to the BlockScience Quarterly newsletter! Our aim is to provide you with the latest news and insights on emerging technologies…
BlockScience
Aug 22
Introduction to: “Economic Games as Estimators”
Introduction to: “Economic Games as Estimators”
A Summary of the “Economic Games as Estimators” Paper on Bonding Curves as Estimators by Zargham, Shorish, and Paruch
BlockScience
Aug 22
Inside the Very Human Origin of the Term “Artificial Intelligence” — And Its Seven Decade…
Inside the Very Human Origin of the Term “Artificial Intelligence” — And Its Seven Decade…
With so much growing interest and fear around AI, it may be helpful to know some history around the term, how it came to be — and why it…
Amber Case
Aug 8
An Algorithm is a Camera
An Algorithm is a Camera
By Ilan Ben-Meir
BlockScience
Jul 31
What is BlockScience?
What is BlockScience?
BlockScience’s namesake is the “Block Diagram” which is used in systems and control engineering to describe the flow of information
BlockScience
Jul 13
The Animating Purpose of BlockScience
The Animating Purpose of BlockScience
An Introspective Look at Our Own Constitutive Infrastructure
BlockScience
Jun 14
Market Design Lessons for ‘Safety First’ Institutional Engineering
Market Design Lessons for ‘Safety First’ Institutional Engineering
What can systems engineering and institutional design teach us about how to tackle disruptive technologies such as automation and AI?
BlockScience
May 25
From Networks of Computers to Network Computers — and Beyond
From Networks of Computers to Network Computers — and Beyond
By David Sisson and Ilan Ben-Meir
BlockScience
May 9
Flatcoins: Inflation-Adjusted Stablecoins
Flatcoins: Inflation-Adjusted Stablecoins
An Exploration of the Control-Theoretic Design Challenge
BlockScience
Apr 14
From Curved Bonding to Configuration Spaces
From Curved Bonding to Configuration Spaces
A Summary of the Paper on Bonding Curves as Configuration Spaces by Zargham, Shorish and Paruch
BlockScience
Apr 13
Exploring the Filecoin Termination Fee
Exploring the Filecoin Termination Fee
Ensuring Sector Permanence
BlockScience
Apr 12
Understanding the Filecoin Consensus Pledge
Understanding the Filecoin Consensus Pledge
Locking the Network Journey into Safety
BlockScience
Apr 11
What Constitutes a Constitution?
What Constitutes a Constitution?
By Michael Zargham, Eric Alston, Kelsie Nabben, and Ilan Ben-Meir¹
BlockScience
Apr 6
Model-Based Institutional Design
Model-Based Institutional Design
Enabling Adaptive Institutions for Complex Systems
Michael Zargham
Mar 31
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