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2021 · Professor Naqvi’s Thought Leadership · Part 1

Trust. Technology. Human possibility.
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Philosophy, learning & life · X post

Ideas, inventions and Web3

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original post‘If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.’ (Newton) If ideas do not determine history, inventions do, and inventions are determined by ideas. We have the idea of Web3. Work in progress. Rome…

Original post · 21 December 2021
‘If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.’ (Newton)

If ideas do not determine history, inventions do, and inventions are determined by ideas.

We have the idea of Web3. Work in progress. Rome was not built in a day.

#Web3 #blockchain https://t.co/cOq7lxedn7

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Philosophy, learning & life · X post

The value of formal education

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postSo my medical college was a scam and I didnt need it 🤦🏽. Balaji: Would you allow someone who never went to a College, operate on your brain?

Original post · 19 December 2021
So my medical college was a scam and I didnt need it 🤦🏽.

Balaji: Would you allow someone who never went to a College, operate on your brain? https://t.co/q8S5q8qyPp

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Decentralisation & ownership · X post

Permissionless does not mean without ethics

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postExactly what I said few months ago. Building permission-less societies does not mean building ethic-less, moral-less, and law-less economies. With great power comes great responsibility, and decentralisation is a…

Original post · 14 December 2021
Exactly what I said few months ago.

Building permission-less societies does not mean building ethic-less, moral-less, and law-less economies. With great power comes great responsibility, and decentralisation is a privilege we must not abuse.

https://t.co/8QK5Rd1wVi https://t.co/f2Ald6gLGx https://t.co/SWpcRMPZYZ

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Philosophy, learning & life · X post

The stop-doing list

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postYou don't need a ‘to-do’ list. You need a ‘stop-doing’ list.

Original post · 12 December 2021
You don't need a ‘to-do’ list. You need a ‘stop-doing’ list.

#effectiveness #work #timemanagement #AcademicChatter

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Cryptography and Cryptocurrencies · X post

The human stories behind Bitcoin

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postOla in Kenya purchased 0.0002 bitcoins, the first person in her village to do so, and helped 5 more in her village open a crypto wallet. Maya from India sent first ever p2p remittance in #BTC to her father, a poor farmer…

Original post · 9 December 2021
Ola in Kenya purchased 0.0002 bitcoins, the first person in her village to do so, and helped 5 more in her village open a crypto wallet.

Maya from India sent first ever p2p remittance in #BTC to her father, a poor farmer living in a small suburb.

Those are powerful stories. https://t.co/Q1HRjZL09Y

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Blockchain applications · X post

Building the open metaverse

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postThe Open Metaverse Ecosystem: 3, 7 & 9: 📌 3 Core Enablers 📌 7 Key features 📌 9 Vital areas for future research It all boils down to who will build the most efficient ecosystem.

Original post · 28 November 2021
The Open Metaverse Ecosystem: 3, 7 & 9:

📌 3 Core Enablers
📌 7 Key features
📌 9 Vital areas for future research

It all boils down to who will build the most efficient ecosystem.

#Metaverse #Blockchain #NFT #Ecosystem #Crypto #Ethereum #bitcoin #VR #DeFi #Ethics #AR #AI #DLT https://t.co/WkaHcfUAwd

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Also posted: 27 December 2021

Governance & society · X post

Blockchain and the law of the land

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postTrue. If the law of the land says that the state must verify and legally endorse marriages, deaths and births, then we can not bypass the law of the land. But Imp to keep reminding the state of the benefits of Blockchain…

Original post · 23 November 2021
@aashrairavooru @balajis @dpchiesa True. If the law of the land says that the state must verify and legally endorse marriages, deaths and births, then we can not bypass the law of the land. But Imp to keep reminding the state of the benefits of Blockchain, to aim a Win-win:

https://t.co/zrkSxRj06j

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Governance & society · X post

Legal permission and personal safety

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postAt most places, restrictions are ‘legally’ lifted so people presume it's “safe” not to wear masks, even when it is ‘advisory’ to do so in closed spaces. (Like most people would drive at just below 30 MPH on a 30-speed…

Original post · 18 November 2021
At most places, restrictions are ‘legally’ lifted so people presume it's “safe” not to wear masks, even when it is ‘advisory’ to do so in closed spaces. (Like most people would drive at just below 30 MPH on a 30-speed limit road, when 30 is the maximum speed limit, not a target). https://t.co/9G1jHSh5Gm

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Blockchain applications · X thread

What makes something irreplaceable?

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

Editorial introductionMemories and personal experience can turn an interchangeable possession into something unique.

Original thread post 1 of 2 · 18 November 2021
Also, a completely fungible item such as a newly purchased jacket could become non-fungible over time as your memories of travel, special occasions, and other unique experiences, emotions and memories are affiliated with that jacket.

#fungible #nonfungible https://t.co/o1Havj5fwm

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Original thread post 2 of 2 · 18 November 2021
So Non-fungibility is not always an inherent property of a material - something easily exchangeable for others may be irreplaceable for you.

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Evidence & open knowledge · X post

Cherry-picking evidence

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postNic is right. The problem arises when we start cherry picking outliers from the body of evidence that is establishing a truth and then think there is a case upon which to build legislations, policies, frameworks and…

Original post · 16 November 2021
Nic is right. The problem arises when we start cherry picking outliers from the body of evidence that is establishing a truth and then think there is a case upon which to build legislations, policies, frameworks and arguments.

Worth reading: https://t.co/9DT5N9Yhk8 https://t.co/GG9ByZQFJ2

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Philosophy, learning & life · X post

The opposite of a good idea

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postIn crypto and blockchain, the opposite of a good idea may not necessarily be a bad idea; It may be another good idea.

Original post · 1 November 2021
In crypto and blockchain, the opposite of a good idea may not necessarily be a bad idea; It may be another good idea.

#blockchain #Crypto #logic #EBB

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Thinking beyond the metaverse

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postI hope that Gen-Z spends time learning about “Meta-analysis”, "Meta-cognition", "Meta-emotion", “Meta-discussion" and "Meta-programming", while exploring the “Meta-verse”.

Original post · 28 October 2021
I hope that Gen-Z spends time learning about “Meta-analysis”, "Meta-cognition", "Meta-emotion", “Meta-discussion" and "Meta-programming", while exploring the “Meta-verse”.

#Meta #Facebook #Metaverse

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