Metascience and Decentralized Science

Interviews

Conversations with researchers, practitioners, and institution-builders working on the frontiers of metascience, decentralized science, and research system reform — in Denmark and abroad.

• Building the Infrastructure for Decentralized Science

  Ella McCarthy-Page, Molecule · June 20, 2025

  Ella McCarthy-Page is Scientific Communications Lead at Molecule, one of the most visible organisations in the DeSci landscape. We discuss the journey into decentralized science, blockchain-based governance models for research, IP tokens, and the growing ecosystem of tools Molecule is building — from Proof-of-Invention to Pump.science.

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• Speculative Technologies and Unbundling the University

  Ben Reinhardt, Speculative Technologies · April 15, 2025

  Ben Reinhardt is the founder of Speculative Technologies, a nonprofit industrial research lab focused on materials and manufacturing technologies that do not fit comfortably into startups, universities, or traditional government programmes. We discuss the real limits of universities, systems research, and his vision for unbundling academic institutions and building a more modular research ecosystem.

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• Shaping Denmark's Research & Innovation Ecosystem

  Thomas Trøst Hansen, DFIR · March 11, 2025

  Thomas Trøst Hansen leads the secretariat of the Danish Council for Research and Innovation Policy (DFIR). We discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the Danish research system, the geopolitical turn in science policy, the limits of bibliometrics, and what it would take to project Danish research interests internationally.

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• The Role of Mission-oriented Research and Innovation in Prevention and Population-based Healthcare

  Peter Bentsen, CCRP · April 11, 2024

  Peter Bentsen is Center Director at the Center for Clinical Research and Prevention (CCRP) at Frederiksberg Hospital. We discuss the future of hospitals as population health systems, CCRP's mission-oriented approach to research partnerships, and what it takes to scale social and behavioral innovation in healthcare.

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