Hi atlantictech, thank you for the questions! I think it is important more scientists and researchers support BOINC and GRC, as in the end it propels our work.
What do your fellow co-workers and other people in the field think of Gridcoin/Boinc?
They love it and think the idea is fantastic. The statistician in our office actually works part time for a crypto exchange doing marketing, so we are all pretty clued up on crypto. All my coworkers see POW as detrimental to society and the planet in the long run.
Have you ever discussed the projects and what you are doing with them?
Do you mean the BOINC projects? Sure! I currently have the hardware on Einstein@home because we all think it is the most interesting, despite being the least efficient for earning GRC. Advancing science is the goal here. As a side note, we get a lot of interns and they always leave as converts to spread the word of BOINC and GRC. =)
Awesome! Great to hear that they are into it. I was more hoping that the more researchers and institutions that use distributed computing and make it become more mainstream will also bring more focus onto Gridcoin coming not only from crypto enthusiasts but also making more news articles focus on the advances it has helped create.