Bionic's 24 for 2024

It’s 2024 and we’re definitely all back at it.

We’re wishing our friends, supporters and those who enjoy the delicious taste of science all the very best for the year ahead.

We have a lot lined up for you, starting with a chance for you to get your hands on some new tech. 🎁 

Let’s get into it ⏩️

💊 Bionic’s 24 for 24

Want to find out a delicious web3 prediction for the platform formerly known as Twitter? 🔮 

Here’s everything we’re excited about for the year ahead in:

• 🥽 Extended Reality

• 🧬 Decentralized Science

• 🧠 Artificial Intelligence

• ⛓️ Next Gen Web3 Infrastructure

The internet has been awash with predictions.

But not all posts are the same.

Here are our MVP links:

🔮 a16z have published their Big Ideas for 2024 with detailed sections on Bio, AI and Crypto.

🎮️ The first AAA crypto-native games are starting to hit the market. Listen for a detailed rundown.

🕹️ 20 Web3 Gaming predictions.

🔲 Blockworks’ multi-sector web3 predictions name a global web3 hotspot that’s on the rise.

📺️ 2024 AI predictions from YouTuber Matt Wolfe includes insights from big industry players.

🥽 A glimpse into the future of XR game development. Big trends for 2024.

⛓️ 7 directional forecasts for web3 and crypto from Sunil Sharma of Circle.

ON YOUR RADAR

One of the reasons we launched Bionic is to celebrate projects in areas we expect to accelerate this cycle.

Here are the recent updates from just a few that caught our eye:

🎈 Data traffic on Helium, the decentralised hotspot network, has risen significantly.

🚘️ Introducing DIMO: the ‘Fitbit for your car’.

☀️ Glow is a brand new startup that’s incentivising solar panel adoption with tokens. They’re onboarding and rewarding their very first farms.

🥽 Jadu is web3 x AR x gaming: their 2024 teaser looks crazy.

🧬 This lifespan extension project is leveraging DeSci and making their community part of their research.

🔎 Researchhub was cofounded by Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong to accelerate science. Their review of DeSci in 2023 is full of optimism.

🎂 Bitcoin hit its 15th anniversary since the first block was mined last week. With the ETF decision imminent - the SEC’s X account was hacked.

THE BREAKDOWN

💎 5 Balaji quotes on Decentralized Science

One of the foremost thinkers of our time has shared his views on decentralization and the scientific method.

In this Molecule podcast, Balaji dedicates over an hour to DeSci.

We could listen for a lot longer.

To give you a flavour before you dive in for yourself, we picked out five of the tastiest morsels.

Math Meets Crypto: the Future of Economics is on chain.

Balaji criticizes traditional economics for its lack of verifiability and transparency, implying that the mathematical basis of crypto economics democratizes and decentralizes economic power, moving away from a 'priesthood' of economic elites.

The Decentralization of Academia and Science

A shift is taking place from traditional centralized academic structures to a new era of decentralized knowledge dissemination and scientific research.

Revolutionizing Research: The Push for Blockchain-Based Reproducibility

Balaji emphasizes the importance of reproducibility in research, advocating for a system where research data and processes are verifiable and stored on a blockchain.

Challenges in Drawing from History for Technology Predictions

Balaji talks about the complexities of using historical analogies to predict technological advancements. We can never be really sure about what comes next due to contextual variables.

Advice for DeSci Innovators: A Blueprint for Groundbreaking Research

Balaji emphasizes the need to create tangible demonstrations of new concepts like reproducible research on blockchain.

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