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Bridge Atlas - Episode 1: Intro | Tim Beiko & Timber Stinson-Schroff
Duration: 00:49:11
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Event: Devcon
Date: Feb 2026
Time for bridge building at an unprecedented scale. Welcome to Bridge Atlas – a short series of salons featuring a mix of guests from the fields of artificial intelligence, music, climate, planetary governance, architecture, law, history, and the Ethereum ecosystem. Each episode features great conversation facilitated by guest host Christine Kim, former journalist. Join Christine on her journey to become protocol literate – and enjoy the show.
This first episode will get you oriented, with Tim Beiko, Protocol Coordinator at the Ethereum Foundation and executive sponsor of Summer of Protocols (SoP), and Timber Stinson-Schroff, program manager for SoP.
Sign up for Bridge Atlas Day at Devconnect: https://devconnect.org/calendar?event=bridge-atlas
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References from Episode 1:
- Pilot Study (https://summerofprotocols.com/research/module-two/the-unreasonable-sufficiency-of-protocols)
- Argument Engineering for Dummies (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcICTT2GJY0)
- Protocol Reader (https://summerofprotocols.com/protocol-reader)
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Explore: www.summerofprotocols.com
Engage: https://discord.gg/Y8nwfcMUWk
Subscribe: https://protocolized.summerofprotocols.com/
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0:00 - Introduction
1:40 - What is Summer of Protocols?
3:23 - Thinking About Ethereum from First Principles
7:56 - From Coal to Code
10:50 - Elephants and Swiss Army Knives
13:12 - Three Definitions of Protocol
14:20 - Unexpected Learnings: Timber’s Take
16:19 - Unexpected Learnings: Tim’s Take
20:43 - New Vocabulary + Measures of Success for SoP
26:32 - Inspiration for the Bridge Atlas Series
29:50 - Creating an Intellectual Scene for Protocol Entrepreneurs
34:08 - Key Ideas in this Series for Non-Ethereum People
36:18 - Key Ideas in this Series for Ethereum People
37:51 - An Overdue Intro for Christine!
40:16 - Tips for Facilitating Interesting Interdisciplinary Conversations
42:14 - What Christine is Most Excited About
44:26 - What is a Bridge Atlas?
46:35 - Where to Engage
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