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Terms of Service PodcastRegenerating Social Fabric & Innovating GovernanceIn this episode of Terms of Service, host Mary Camacho speaks with Glen Weyl, founder of the Plurality Institute and Radical Exchange Foundation. They explore transformative ideas such as quadratic voting, collaborative governance, and the importance of regenerating the social fabric in a polarized world. Glen shares insights from his work with Taiwan’s innovative digital governance models and his collaboration with Audrey Tang, offering a vision for a more interconnected, pluralistic digital future.Key TakeawaysSocial media should shift from being divisive to regenerative, so as to rebuild the social fabric that sustains it.Quadratic vo...2025-01-2838 min
Happenus with Shawn HungMicrosoft Research Lead Glen Weyl on Designing Technology for a Pluralistic World & Fortifying Democratic Co-CreationPolitical economist and social technologist E. Glen Weyl is the Founder and Research Lead of Microsoft Research Special Projects’ Plural Technology Collaboratory, where he focuses on using ideas from political economy to develop social technology – algorithmic designs for social institutions. He is also the Founder of RadicalxChange Foundation, Founder and Chair of the Plurality Institute, and the co-author of “Radical Markets: Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society.." WIRED profiled him as one of 25 leaders shaping the next 25 years of technology and Bloomberg Businessweek as one of the 50 most influential people of 2018. His latest...2024-12-0651 min
RadicalxChange(s)Janine Leger & Timour Kosters: Co-Founders of Edge CityJoin host Matt Prewitt in an inspiring conversation with Edge City co-founders Janine Leger and Timour Kosters, as they dive into the transformative world of pop-up villages and cities. Discover the story behind Edge City's latest experiment, Edge Esmeralda, and learn how temporary communities are reshaping the way we live and work. Janine and Timour share their passion for experimentation, collaboration, co-creation, and their vision for building healthier, more dynamic environments.From the Whole Earth Catalog to the Chautauqua movement, this episode explores the rich history of pop-up communities while introducing groundbreaking ideas like community currencies ("∈dges") an...2024-09-1147 min
The Blockchain SocialistOverthrowing The Network State: Forming New Publics and Pluralism with Glen WeylIn the second episode of OTNS, Primavera (@yaoeo) and I are speaking to Glen Weyl (@glenweyl), the founder of RadicalxChange and a co-author of Vitalik Buterin's article on Decentralized Society. During the discussion we spoke about Balaji's oversimplifications in the book, how TNS was not written for human beings, and Glen's alternative for a Networked Society differs.Overthrowing the Network State (OTNS) is a series in collaboration with Blockchaingov where we critique The Network State by Balaji Srinivasan while also pulling out the salvageable parts and concepts in discussion with a variety of guests. We are overall cr...2023-02-0552 min
The DeSci PodcastVitalik Buterin on Decentralized Science, Aging, AI and Scientific ProgressToday we have a special one! In this episode, we have Vitalik Buterin as a guest, interviewed by Vincent Weisser.
They discuss the intersection of science and cryptocurrency, focusing on the concept of "decentralized science." Vitalik explains how decentralized technologies, such as cryptocurrency, can improve science and the institutions of science by allowing for more diverse funding and collaboration among people.
He also mentions specific tools, such as quadratic funding and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), that can be used to fund and structure scientific projects. He also highlights his current project, "Balvi", which is focused on a...2023-01-1548 min
Reversing Climate ChangeS3E29: Funding for Crypto-Enabled Climate Solutions—w/ Ben West, Head of Causes at GitcoinAs the number of blockchain-enabled climate solutions multiplies, founders need funding to get their projects off the ground.Ben West is Head of Causes at Gitcoin, a company that helps early-stage crypto projects get funding. In his role, Ben supports Gitcoin’s climate solutions, DE&I, decentralized science, and advocacy rounds.On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Ben joins Ross and cohosts Alexsandra Guerra, Head of Demand, and Daren McKelvey, Head of Crypto Partnerships at Nori, to discuss the process grantees go through to win funding from Gitcoin.Ben explains how his ba...2022-11-0852 min
FinancialFoxDigital Identity & Non Transferable NFT's in the Metaverse | SoulBound TokensIn this #FinancialFox episode, Steffy speaks with E. Glen Weyl, Founder and Chairperson of the RadicalxChange Foundation, a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research, and a lecturer at Princeton University.
In this episode they discuss SoulBound tokens, a new Web3 project focused on digital identity and decentralised reputation. In a white paper entitled “Decentralized Society: Finding Web3’s Soul,” Vitalik Buterin, Glen Weyl and their fellow authors detail their vision for a fully decentralized society (DeSoc) and how we could make it a reality with SoulBound tokens.
Tune in to learn more about digital identity in web3 !2022-08-1633 min
UnchainedHow Soulbound Tokens Could Reduce Speculation and Improve DAO VotingGlen Weyl, RadicalxChange Foundation founder and political economist & social technologist at Microsoft Special Projects, and Puja Ohlhaver, strategist at Flashbots, discuss “soulbound tokens” and their implications for collaboration and social organization in a variety of spaces. Topics covered include: how Glen got involved in crypto, wrote a book, and came to co-write a paper with Vitalik Buterin how Puja studied economics and got in touch with Glen in pursuit of a middle ground between left and right politics what soulbound NFTs are and how they work how Vitalik’s paper articulated how the concept of the soulbound token could a...2022-06-0757 minUnchainedHow Soulbound Tokens Could Reduce Speculation and Improve DAO VotingGlen Weyl, RadicalxChange Foundation founder and political economist & social technologist at Microsoft Special Projects, and Puja Ohlhaver, strategist at Flashbots, discuss “soulbound tokens” and their implications for collaboration and social organization in a variety of spaces. Topics covered include: how Glen got involved in crypto, wrote a book, and came to co-write a paper with Vitalik Buterin how Puja studied economics and got in touch with Glen in pursuit of a middle ground between left and right politics what soulbound NFTs are and how they work how Vitalik’s paper articulated how the concept of the soulbound token could a...2022-06-0757 min
GreenPill16 - Decentralized Society - DeSoc | Glen Weyl, Puja Ohlhaver, Leon Erichsen✨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast ✨ https://availableon.com/greenpill 🟢 Get the GreenPilled Book 🟢 https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greenpill/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd?si=5fdadfbcd8d34bd4 ----- Decentralized Society | Green Pill #15 On May 10, 2022, the article “Decentralized Society: Finding Web3’s Soul” was published by Glen Weyl, Puja Ohlhaver, and Vitalik Buterin. In this episode, guest host Leon Erichsen of Radicalxchange goes down the rabbit hole of Decentraliz...2022-06-0256 minGreenPill7 - Radical Markets with Glen Weyl✨ Subscribe to the Green Pill Podcast ✨ https://availableon.com/greenpill 🟢 Get the GreenPilled Book 🟢 https://greenpill.party/ Apple Show Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greenpill/id1609313639 Spotify Show Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0l6aXWC94dd0RA3tkKfxjd?si=5fdadfbcd8d34bd4 ----- Glen Weyl - GreenPill #7 Glen Weyl is the Founder of RadicalxChange, a ‘Social movement for next-generation political economies.’ Glen is also a Political Economist and Social Technologist the Microsoft office of the CTO. As a thought leader in and outside th...2022-03-3144 min
RadicalxChange ReplayedBlockchain and RadicalxChange Communities: Better Together | Vitalik ButerinVitalik Buterin is a Russian-Canadian programmer and writer best known as the Ethereum blockchain's inventor and co-founder. Buterin became involved with blockchain technologies early in its inception, co-founding Bitcoin Magazine in 2011. In 2014, Buterin launched Ethereum and is now leading research at the Ethereum Foundation. He is also one of the co-creators of Quadratic Funding and is a board member of RadicalxChange Foundation. This keynote was taped at the RadicalxChange conference in Detroit, March 2019.
2021-04-0527 minRadicalxChange ReplayedQuadratic Funding: Past, Present & Future | Kevin OwockiQuadratic Funding powers Gitcoin Grants, an application that has become a "Significant Pillar of the Ethereum Ecosystem," according to Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin. Learn about the why, the how, and the what behind Gitcoin Grants and Gitcoin's plans to take Quadratic Funding mainstream, with a QF application that will help local downtowns recover from COVID-related economic distress. Kevin Owocki is the founder of Gitcoin.co -- a blockchain-based network for growing open-source software with incentivization mechanics. He has a BS in Computer Science, ten years of engineering leadership experience in startups and Open Source Software, a...2020-12-2746 min
Interdependence GuestsRadical Markets, pluralistic tech and transitioning to Socialism with Glen Weyl (RadicalxChange)In this episode we speak to Glen Weyl, author, economist and Principal Research at Microsoft Research. His ideas inspired the formation of the Radical X Change Foundation, who are holding a conference this weekend from June 19-21 I would recommend you check out.
If you are interested in following the conference, in which we are speaking alongside Audrey Tang, Digital Minister or Taiwan, Vitalik Buterin of Ethereum and others, head over to http://radicalxchange.org/ (RadicalxChange.org) for more information. The interactive tickets are sold out, however I believe that the whole thing will be streamed live.
In this very...2020-12-241h 26RadicalxChange ReplayedQuadratic Funding in Ethereum | Vitalik Buterin Interviewed by Pia ManciniThe Ethereum ecosystem has been an excellent initial testbed for quadratic funding, through the Gitcoin Grants project, which has directed over a million dollars of funding to Ethereum projects over five rounds in 2019 and 2020. It has effectively demonstrated the basic effectiveness of the quadratic funding mechanism; it has funded projects that are genuine public goods, and often projects that previous funding mechanisms missed. At the same time, the tests have shown some of the more subtle non-economic properties of the mechanism: how it affects people's feeling of being part of a community, how it helps the community learn more...2020-09-1340 min
InterdependenceInterdependence 7 : Glen Weyl (RadicalxChange)In this episode we speak to Glen Weyl, author, economist and Principal Research at Microsoft Research. His ideas inspired the formation of the RadicalxChange Foundation, who recently held a conference in which we were speaking alongside Audrey Tang, Digital Minister of Taiwan, Vitalik Buterin of Ethereum and others. Head over to RadicalxChange.org and look out for the deep list of archived talks.In this very candid discussion with Glen we cover his recent work on COVID-19, his recently published essay “AI is an ideology, not a technology” co-authored with Jaron Lanier, his belief in the urgent need...2020-06-0847 min
Future HistoriesS01E06 - Jaya Klara Brekke on the Political in BlockchainWhich conceptions of the political are inscribed in blockchain technologies? What is cryptoeconomics? And what does it look like if we disassemble the blockchain truth machine?
Shownotes:
Jaya’s research homepage:
http://distributingchains.info/
Download Jaya’s Dissertation here:
Brekke, Jaya Klara. 2019. Disassembling the Trust Machine. Geography Department, Durham University:
http://distributingchains.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/DisassemblingTrustMachine_Brekke2019.pdf
Jaya’s general homepage:
http://www.jayapapaya.net/
Jaya on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/jayapapaya
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Future Histories InternationalJaya Klara Brekke on the Political in Blockchain Which conceptions of the political are inscribed in blockchain technologies? What is cryptoeconomics? And what does it look like if we disassemble the blockchain truth machine?Shownotes:Jaya’s research homepage:http://distributingchains.info/Download Jaya’s Dissertation here:Brekke, Jaya Klara. 2019. Disassembling the Trust Machine. Geography Department, Durham University:http://distributingchains.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/DisassemblingTrustMachine_Brekke2019.pdfJaya’s general homepage:http://www.jayapapaya.net/Jaya on Twitter:https://twitter.com/jayapapayaWiki of Bitcoin:http...2019-07-1400 min
KryptoJanusz. No i już.Newsy - czyli co było i co będzie odc. 44Dzien dobry, a moze dobry wieczór - w cieply majowy wieczór, krótki przeglad tegoco sie wydarzylo w kryptoswiecie w minionym tygodniu:Link do Steemita: https://steemit.com/@marekzubacz**Biznes*** Atak na Binance - co się stało?* Cryptopia - a kto umarł, ten nie żyje.* ETF - nadal nie ma.* Bakkt, czyżby było już blisko?**Projekty i sprzet:*** Nowości od HTC i Samsunga* Rozłam w Tronie* Ethereum - zaawansowane prace nad PoSI poraz pierwszy u K...2019-05-1626 min
KryptoJanusz. No i już.Newsy - czyli co było i co będzie odc. 44Dzien dobry, a moze dobry wieczór - w cieply majowy wieczór, krótki przeglad tegoco sie wydarzylo w kryptoswiecie w minionym tygodniu:Link do Steemita: https://steemit.com/@marekzubacz**Biznes*** Atak na Binance - co się stało?* Cryptopia - a kto umarł, ten nie żyje.* ETF - nadal nie ma.* Bakkt, czyżby było już blisko?**Projekty i sprzet:*** Nowości od HTC i Samsunga* Rozłam w Tronie* Ethereum - zaawansowane prace nad PoSI poraz pierwszy u K...2019-05-1626 minKryptoJanusz. No i już.Newsy - czyli co było i co będzie odc. 43Dzien dobry, a moze dobry wieczór - w ciepły majowy wieczór, krótki przeglad tegoco sie wydarzylo w kryptoswiecie w minionym tygodniu:Steemit KryptoJanusza: https://steemit.com/@marekzubacz**Biznes*** Bitfury i nowy fundusz wydobywczo inwestycyjny* Bakkt - najnowsze informacje* Facebook coin - spekulacji ciąg dalszy* Czy będzie Samsung Coin?**Projekty i sprzet:*** Kolejny etap w Ethereum* QUTUM i współpraca z Google* Ripple Liquidy Index na NASDAQ* Co wspólnego ma Stellar i Wirex?* Polak potrafi - czyli jak...2019-05-0626 minKryptoJanusz. No i już.Newsy - czyli co było i co będzie odc. 43Dzien dobry, a moze dobry wieczór - w ciepły majowy wieczór, krótki przeglad tegoco sie wydarzylo w kryptoswiecie w minionym tygodniu:Steemit KryptoJanusza: https://steemit.com/@marekzubacz**Biznes*** Bitfury i nowy fundusz wydobywczo inwestycyjny* Bakkt - najnowsze informacje* Facebook coin - spekulacji ciąg dalszy* Czy będzie Samsung Coin?**Projekty i sprzet:*** Kolejny etap w Ethereum* QUTUM i współpraca z Google* Ripple Liquidy Index na NASDAQ* Co wspólnego ma Stellar i Wirex?* Polak potrafi - czyli jak...2019-05-0626 min
KryptoJanusz. No i już.Newsy - czyli co było i co będzie odc. 42Dzien dobry, a moze dobry wieczór - pod koniec tygodnia, krótki przeglad tegoco sie wydarzylo w kryptoswiecie w minionym tygodniu:Steemit KryptoJanusza: https://steemit.com/@marekzubacz**Biznes*** Nowy system na Binance Launch pad* Zdecentralizowana wymiana kryptowalut na giełdach już wkrótce* CoinBene i domniemany atak hackerski* Bithumb i nóż w plecy, czyli atak hackerski z wewnątrz firmy* KryptoPanda z liencją austriackiego organu nadzoru finansowego* Whisky klasy premium na blockchainie* Luis Vitton i Christian Dior na blockchainie* Tokenizacja palladium**Pr...2019-04-0929 min
KryptoJanusz. No i już.Newsy - czyli co było i co będzie odc. 42Dzien dobry, a moze dobry wieczór - pod koniec tygodnia, krótki przeglad tegoco sie wydarzylo w kryptoswiecie w minionym tygodniu:Steemit KryptoJanusza: https://steemit.com/@marekzubacz**Biznes*** Nowy system na Binance Launch pad* Zdecentralizowana wymiana kryptowalut na giełdach już wkrótce* CoinBene i domniemany atak hackerski* Bithumb i nóż w plecy, czyli atak hackerski z wewnątrz firmy* KryptoPanda z liencją austriackiego organu nadzoru finansowego* Whisky klasy premium na blockchainie* Luis Vitton i Christian Dior na blockchainie* Tokenizacja palladium**Pr...2019-04-0929 min
Competition Lore PodcastRadical thoughts?In this final (for now) episode in our series on blockchain, we move beyond the economic and legal analysis to consider whether this technology might inform and be part of a broader movement for political and social change. We are joined by Glen Weyl, founder and Chairman of the RadicalxChange Foundation, Principal Researcher at Microsoft and Visiting Research Scholar at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He is co-author with Eric Posner of the radical book, Radical Markets: Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society, a blueprint for upending an...2019-04-0340 min
UnchainedHow Blockchains Can Help Create Little Democracies EverywhereGlen Weyl, a political economist and social technologist, the coauthor of Radical Markets and a principal researcher at Microsoft, and Santiago Siri, the founder of Democracy Earth, discuss how blockchains can be used to create borderless democracies that can reach any citizen on earth and can be used not just by nation-states but in all kinds of communities such as the workplace, church or a social network like Facebook. We cover concepts such as quadratic finance and quadratic voting, and look at how forcing voters to have a budget for their votes changes voting behavior. We also dive into...2019-02-261h 13UnchainedHow Blockchains Can Help Create Little Democracies EverywhereGlen Weyl, a political economist and social technologist, the coauthor of Radical Markets and a principal researcher at Microsoft, and Santiago Siri, the founder of Democracy Earth, discuss how blockchains can be used to create borderless democracies that can reach any citizen on earth and can be used not just by nation-states but in all kinds of communities such as the workplace, church or a social network like Facebook. We cover concepts such as quadratic finance and quadratic voting, and look at how forcing voters to have a budget for their votes changes voting behavior. We also dive into...2019-02-261h 13
Sharing Secrets - Presented by Secret NetworkEp 14 - Glen Weyl - Radically Creating a More Equal and Decentralized WorldHosted by Enigma's Head of Growth Tor Bair, our fourteenth episode features Glen Weyl. Glen is a political economist and social technologist who is focused on how new technologies and markets can create a more equal, cooperative society. He’s best known in the blockchain space for his work with Vitalik Buterin on their paper “Liberal Radicalism” (coauthored with Zoë Hitzig), and he’s deeply passionate about building a global movement for change. Glen is also the coauthor of “Radical Markets”, and he teaches at Princeton University and is a principal researcher at Microsoft in New York.
On this episode Glen discusses...2018-12-1800 min