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ResearchHub Foundation @researchhubf.bsky.social · 13h

Check out the discussion on ResearchHub:
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What are the highest potential areas of research that are...

When I think about the highest potential impact areas of scien...

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ResearchHub Foundation @researchhubf.bsky.social · 13h

What are the highest-potential areas of research that are underfunded today?

We asked AI to imagine the answers discussed by researchers on ResearchHub.

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ResearchHub Foundation @researchhubf.bsky.social · 10d

Earn $150 in $RSC for writing a peer review of this preprint. www.researchhub.com/paper/95544...

Systemic multi-omic remodelling underlies health benefits...

Abstract While intermittent fasting (IF) promotes longevity in...

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ResearchHub Foundation @researchhubf.bsky.social · 10d

Intermittent fasting leads to changes in metabolism, immunity, epigenetics, and the microbiome.

This preprint followed 114 women for 6 months, providing molecular evidence behind this popular practice.

Iron balance and immune remodeling are key to its health benefits.

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ResearchHub Foundation @researchhubf.bsky.social · 14d

As the work progressed, Florian and his team shared updates on ResearchHub, including maps and charts.

He answered questions, added a regional breakdown at a user’s request, and shared the code

→ github.com/allfed/Hist... github.com/allfed/Hist...

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ResearchHub Foundation @researchhubf.bsky.social · 14d

🔬 Execution

With resources in place, the team:

→ 📊 Aggregated Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) crop data by caloric value

→ 🌍 Tracked shocks for 197 countries

→ ⚠️ Classified causes: climate, economic, conflict, policy, more

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ResearchHub Foundation @researchhubf.bsky.social · 14d

Through @ZuGramaIndia and the ResearchHub community, Florian’s proposal got funded and secured the resources needed to carry out the project, from data acquisition to analysis.

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ResearchHub Foundation @researchhubf.bsky.social · 14d

💰 Funding

Dr. Florian Ulrich Jehn began by publishing the study proposal as a preregistration on ResearchHub.

It was peer reviewed through $150 peer review bounties created by the ResearchHub Foundation.

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ResearchHub Foundation @researchhubf.bsky.social · 14d

💡 Idea

A 5% drop in global food production could be catastrophic, but it seems unlikely.

To test how plausible that is, ALLFED researchers set out to investigate how often countries already experience production shocks of more than 5%.

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ResearchHub Foundation @researchhubf.bsky.social · 18d

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ResearchHub Foundation @researchhubf.bsky.social · 18d

$5000 Bioinformatics and Genomics Proposal Spotlight

📅 Sept 25| 🕒 1 PM PDT | 📍 LinkedIn Live

You’ll hear 3-min pitches, ask questions, and help decide who gets the $5K grant.

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ResearchHub Foundation @researchhubf.bsky.social · 18d

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ResearchHub Foundation @researchhubf.bsky.social · 18d

$5000 Bioinformatics and Genomics Proposal Spotlight

📅 Sept 25| 🕒 1 PM PDT | 📍 LinkedIn Live

You’ll hear 3-min pitches, ask questions, and help decide who gets the $5K grant.

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ResearchHub Foundation @researchhubf.bsky.social · 22d

Our 4th annual conference, SciCon, takes place on December 4, 2025 with the leading minds in science and tech.

🎥 It’s invite-only, with limited seats. But the conversations matter to everyone, so recordings will be shared publicly.

Speaker lineup coming soon.

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ResearchHub Foundation @researchhubf.bsky.social · 23d

We’ve paid out over $890,000 to peer reviewers.

• 10-day avg. turnaround
• 9010 reviews completed

We’re celebrating #PeerReviewWeek by rethinking incentives in peer review. On ResearchHub, peer review is fast, open, and paid.

ResearchHub Foundation @researchhubf.bsky.social · 25d

The Coinbase listing of ResearchCoin (RSC) makes it far more accessible to everyday users and paves the way to onboard the next wave of scientists into the ResearchHub ecosystem.

ResearchHub Foundation @researchhubf.bsky.social · Sep 9

So he raised ~$5K in $RSC on ResearchHub, enough to cover the costs of:

🔬 Custom DNA strands
🧫 Cell culture setup
📊 Preliminary data collection

With that data, his team proved the idea was worth pursuing.

ResearchHub Foundation @researchhubf.bsky.social · Sep 9

Grigorii Rudakov, a graduate student at Purdue University, wanted to test if DNA-based nanoparticles could cross the brain’s toughest defense: the blood-brain barrier.

Too risky for NIH without proof.

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ResearchHub Foundation @researchhubf.bsky.social · Sep 8

Purdue PhD student Grigorii Rudakov explains why progress in biomedical research is often slow.

ResearchHub Foundation @researchhubf.bsky.social · Sep 5

Click the link to support the research on how DeSci DAOs can advance fundamental science.👇

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A New Kind of Science Organization

A New Kind of Science Organization How can DeSci DAO’s better ...

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ResearchHub Foundation @researchhubf.bsky.social · Sep 5

Budget: $37K for 6 months.
Covers 1 full-time researcher, expert consults, DAO experiments, and community engagement.

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ResearchHub Foundation @researchhubf.bsky.social · Sep 5

At the end of the study, the team will deliver:

• A peer-reviewed whitepaper on incentive structures in DeSci DAOs
• A best-practice guide for setting up DAOs in the U.S.
• 8 blogs + presentations sharing findings
• Weekly office hours with the RH community

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ResearchHub Foundation @researchhubf.bsky.social · Sep 5

How they’ll do it:

• Interviews with DAO stakeholders & researchers
• Review existing literature & community resources
• Participating in existing DAOs
• Running a small “toy” DAO experiment

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ResearchHub Foundation @researchhubf.bsky.social · Sep 5

This proposal aims to study and map out:

• The history and current landscape of DeSci DAOs
• Best practices for setting them up in the U.S
• Common hurdles and pitfalls they face
• How to align incentives with impact
• Ways to attract top scientists

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ResearchHub Foundation @researchhubf.bsky.social · Sep 5

DeSci DAOs offer innovative ways to support this kind of work.

They pool resources, operate with transparent governance, and empower communities to decide which science to fund.

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