#BitcoinScience has the power to be more democratic and inclusive: anyone can be a scientist! Academia was ‘invented’ after the Second World War. In his work “Science, the Endless Frontier,” Vannevar Bush, building on the success of science centralization in institutions during the 19th century and the Manhattan Project in the 20th century, created a […]
The problem with trying to fix an error after making many mistakes is that we tend to err in the opposite direction. You know the saying: first by omission and then by excess? In statistics, we say there are two types of errors: “Type I error” and “Type II error,” which are terrible names because […]
A couple of months ago, I was trying to explain to Niklas Azinger from Infinita Fund why Bio Bureau, my company, wasn’t a fit for a health-tech event. I found myself focusing on what we are NOT: ocean tech, climate-tech, and even biotech—a term that can be misleading as it’s often associated with pharma. The […]
I don’t like Accelerators (companies that, supposedly, help your startup), but can’t deny I learned 1-2 things from them. In 2015, Bio Bureau was invited to pitch at the Rio de Janeiro edition of the ‘Seed Forum’, together with other Brazilian and Norwegian startups. The forum is a global event and has a structured pitch […]
“Today, Brazil has the best universities in the world!” Domenico de Masi Ricardo Prado, Alex Pinheiro and I were somewhat astonished by Domenico De Masi’s statement. We had the pleasure of lunching with the distinguished Italian sociologist during his latest visit to Rio de Janeiro. Having attended one of his highly sought-after (and expensive) lectures […]
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