48: Web3 & Human Dynamics with Shermin Voshmgir

Shermin Voshmgir is a leading thinker in the
world of Web 3. This podcast explores the intersections between
human dynamics and Web 3 developments. Shermin discusses the new
possibilities of more democratic and decentralised ways of being
and organising, and shares her growing concerns about how old
politics, ego-driven behaviours, and simply the lack of awareness
around potential dangers. There are tensions around transparency
and privacy, algorithmic bias, and lack of participation in
decentralised systems which leaves a few people making decisions.
Power dynamics and biases become embedded in new DAOs and
networks, making them difficult to influence and change. Shermin
shares her new adventures in the domain of agriculture as she
works with her partner to bring together Web 3 technologies, such
as tokenization, that will support more sustainable farming. We
are all entering the new world of Web 3, and Shermin Voshmgir is
a brilliant translator who brings that space to life for those of
us struggling to understand it - a must-listen
episode! 

Bio 

Shermin is the author of the best-selling book “Token Economy“,
the founder of Token Kitchen and BlockchainHub Berlin. In the
past, she was the director of the Research Institute for
Cryptoeconomics at the Vienna University of Economics which she
also co-founded and a curator of the infamous project TheDAO back
in 2016. She is currently setting up a data-driven farm in
Portugal with her Partner where they investigate how to tokenize
agricultural assets and sustainable ecosystem services such as
soil quality or CO2 capture with the support of hardware wallets
and sensor technology. Shermin studied Information Systems
Management at the Vienna University of Economics and film-making
in Madrid. Under her alter ego KAMIKAT.SE she has also created a
series of audio-visual works. She is Austrian, with Iranian
roots, and now lives in Portugal where she works on the
intersection of technology, agriculture, art & social
science.

Her biggest strength is to make complex issues easily
understandable to a wide audience without losing the depth or
scope of the issues she writes or talks about. Shermin has a long
track record of public speaking about Blockchain,
Cryptocurrencies, the Web3 and the future of technologies in
general – from prestigious community conferences such as TedX,
The Next Web or Re:publica, to private events for companies and
institutions such as Vodafone, Audi, IMF and the Wordbank. She
has a multidisciplinary perspective of how Web3 will impact
different areas of society. She believes that Web3 and its
tokenized applications can shift the dynamics of our
socio-economic systems. Her focus is to make technology
accessible to a non-tech audience so that all those who use
technology can also take part in the decision-making process of
the technology they use.

Buy Token Economy, Shermin's fantastic Web3
explainer:
https://www.bookdepository.com/Token-Economy/9783982103853

Follow Shermin

Website: https://shermin.net
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sherminvo
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherminvoshmgir