Frameshifter

I've been thinking a lot recently about how participatory science can be a key part of creating more just systems that can solve critical global challenges. I'm grateful to have the opportunity to pull together a set of incredibly thoughtful, experienced folks in our field who I greatly respect.

Really excited to be hosting a panel next week as part of Science Summit, leading up to UNGA 81: Participatory science as a regenerative framework. Register to join us, fully virtual: event.sciencesummitnyc.org/list-of-sess...

Eternacon 12 will be Sunday, July 26, 9am to 2pm PT featuring talks on player pseudoknot design techniques, the Montparnasse algorithm solving the Eterna100, an RNA scaffold for cryo-EM, and results for our pilot Replicase puzzle. #RNAsky Free to register at eternagame.org/eternacon/2026

Take a peek at our recent writeup about the big impacts of Eterna's work on these tiny, player-designed molecular calculators!

What is Frameshifter's theory of change? The need for accessible contribution to research, and how participatory platforms lead to effective, equitable, and ethical science: frameshifter.org/blog/a-theor...

Looking forward to speaking at the Serious Play Conference in just a couple weeks! Coming fresh off the tails of announcing @frameshifter.org and grounded in what we've done @eternagame.org, I'll be discussing why #play and scientific discovery games are a powerful tool in the current moment (1/2)