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2020 · Professor Naqvi’s Thought Leadership · Part 3

Trust. Technology. Human possibility.
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Blockchain across university disciplines

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postWhat excites me about #blockchain is its truly #multidisciplinary nature as it appears at interfaces of so many wide-ranging applications. Blockchain should be an integral component of most universities’ postgrad…

Original post · 15 September 2020
What excites me about #blockchain is its truly #multidisciplinary nature as it appears at interfaces of so many wide-ranging applications.

Blockchain should be an integral component of most universities’ postgrad #curriculum (even if it was a few days introductory course).

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Four questions for evidence-based blockchain

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original post4 easy to steps to evidence based blockchain: What is the problem? Who else is solving it? Why is your idea/ solution better than anyone else? How will you demonstrate that your idea works? Collect scientific evidence for…

Original post · 11 September 2020
4 easy to steps to evidence based blockchain:

What is the problem?
Who else is solving it?
Why is your idea/ solution better than anyone else?
How will you demonstrate that your idea works?

Collect scientific evidence for all 4 and tell the world.

#EvidenceBasedBlockchain

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Critical appraisal before blaming technology

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postWe must stop blaming the technologies for lack our own critical appraisal skills..

Original post · 10 September 2020
We must stop blaming the technologies for lack our own critical appraisal skills.. https://t.co/nvnMP2H104

#blockchain #technology #science #evidencebased #DLT

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User experience and blockchain transport

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postTransportation is $6 Trillion global market. Blockchain has a role to play. The one who creates the best user experience will take the lion’s share.

Original post · 7 September 2020
Transportation is $6 Trillion global market. Blockchain has a role to play. The one who creates the best user experience will take the lion’s share.

#Blockchain #Transportation #Mobility #JBBA #Vehicle #pollution #GreenEnergy #ClimateChange https://t.co/Q6MMOdORxH

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Independent review before implementation

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postCall it an Audit, peer-review, external evaluation, evidence based assessment, or whatever - the message is clear: Sooner or later all components of blockchain ecosystem will be independently reviewed before being deemed…

Original post · 5 September 2020
Call it an Audit, peer-review, external evaluation, evidence based assessment, or whatever - the message is clear:

Sooner or later all components of blockchain ecosystem will be independently reviewed before being deemed “fit for implementation”.

#evidencebasedblockchain https://t.co/n4Ya3hMvtW

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Evidence and emergent truth

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postThere are very few “The Truths” (Absolute Truths). Evidence tells us about “Emergent” truth. It is true whether or not we believe in it.

Original post · 27 August 2020
@elonmusk There are very few “The Truths” (Absolute Truths).

Evidence tells us about “Emergent” truth. It is true whether or not we believe in it.

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Plan for a solution that fails

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postWhen planning to solve a problem by using a #blockchain, spend some time and resources on what you would do if you didn’t end up solving the problem.

Original post · 26 August 2020
When planning to solve a problem by using a #blockchain, spend some time and resources on what you would do if you didn’t end up solving the problem.

#EvidenceBasedBlockchain #cryptocurrencies #DeFi

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The problem with half-truths

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postHalf-truths in blockchain are more difficult to debunk than total nonsense because arguments can always be mustered about times and places they were correct - and then generalised to the wrong settings and times.

Original post · 24 August 2020
Half-truths in blockchain are more difficult to debunk than total nonsense because arguments can always be mustered about times and places they were correct - and then generalised to the wrong settings and times.

Many #blockchain and #crypto projects are half-truths.

#EBB

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Trusting blockchain service providers

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postWe trust blockchain BUT how much do we trust the service providers of blockchain? By Dr Marcella Atzori, GovTech Advisor at the BBA and Blockchain expert at @EU_Commission.

Original post · 22 August 2020
We trust blockchain BUT how much do we trust the service providers of blockchain?

By Dr Marcella Atzori, GovTech Advisor at the BBA and Blockchain expert at @EU_Commission.

https://t.co/dedlcHnGpH

#Blockchain #Trust #Governance #Bitcoin #Crypto #JBBA #ethereum #CryptoTwitter https://t.co/Fk5t3YR7FZ

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Supporting women in blockchain research

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postAccording to UNESCO, just 30% of the World’s researchers are #Women. (even less, around 10% at our blockchain ISC and JBBA). Women authors in the #blockchain space should be supported and their work celebrated, more so if…

Original post · 14 August 2020
According to UNESCO, just 30% of the World’s researchers are #Women. (even less, around 10% at our blockchain ISC and JBBA).

Women authors in the #blockchain space should be supported and their work celebrated, more so if it adds value to our DLT ecosystem.

#Ethereum #Crypto https://t.co/a1MG1s6Do9

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Technology’s human purpose

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postWhether its VR, AI, 3-D printing or Blockchain - we must never forget that our ultimate goal as technologists is to touch the lives of millions of people, and create powerful, human-centric stories.

Original post · 12 August 2020
Whether its VR, AI, 3-D printing or Blockchain - we must never forget that our ultimate goal as technologists is to touch the lives of millions of people, and create powerful, human-centric stories.

#3DPrinting | #Robotics | #Blockchain | #AI | #Technology | #Impact | #Humanity https://t.co/lu3i9x9dUL

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The cost of unfiltered information

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original post800 dead and 5,800 in hospitals due to false information on social media. This is why UNFILTERED information - opinions, non-peer reviewed data, anecdotes, blogs, - sits at the bottom of evidence hierarchy.

Original post · 12 August 2020
800 dead and 5,800 in hospitals due to false information on social media.

This is why UNFILTERED information - opinions, non-peer reviewed data, anecdotes, blogs, - sits at the bottom of evidence hierarchy.

#covid19 #covidiots #Healthcare #evidence
https://t.co/jF8UPhVbNi

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Life, kindness and helping others

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postA baby delivered amidst Beirut blast. Some people dream of having your bad days. Life is precious. Make the most of it. And above all, help as many people as you can - Thats the only sure way to achieve true happiness.

Original post · 11 August 2020
A baby delivered amidst Beirut blast.

Some people dream of having your bad days.

Life is precious. Make the most of it. And above all, help as many people as you can - Thats the only sure way to achieve true happiness.

#Mission #Blockchain #Kindness #lebanon #beirutblast https://t.co/omrcOrZv2A

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Zero knowledge, zero proof

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postIf you have Zero Knowledge about a subject, its wise not to give a Proof.

Original post · 8 August 2020
If you have Zero Knowledge about a subject, its wise not to give a Proof.

#ZKP #ZeroKnowledgeProof #blockchain #bitcoin

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Being first or being best

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postAre you a scientist or an artist? The thing with science is that if you wouldn’t do that experiment, somebody else definitely will. However, if Van Gogh hadnt painted starry night, no one else would have.

Original post · 7 August 2020
Are you a scientist or an artist?

The thing with science is that if you wouldn’t do that experiment, somebody else definitely will.

However, if Van Gogh hadnt painted starry night, no one else would have.

So as a scientist, you could chose to be the first, or be the best. https://t.co/TwhQJm9zcH

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