Deep learning is combined with massive-scale citizen science to improve large-scale image classification Abstract: Pattern recognition and classification of images are key challenges throughout the life sciences. We combined two approaches for large-scale classification of […]
This year, the theme for D.I.C.E. Europe is Trailblazers. “Game makers will share insights into the groundbreaking principals and tools that drive and empower them, their teams, and the community at large to create better […]
In plain language, what are citizen science games? I’ll start with a quick introduction to citizen science. Citizen science is a collaboration between scientists and non- scientists to conduct scientific research. Citizen science is a […]
CASP is a worldwide experiment in which groups work to solve structures of unknown proteins. Many @Foldit players are listed as co-authors in this latest Nature paper examining the results of the WeFold "coopetition" during […]
A recent article in Nature, titled ‘The hackers teaching old DNA sequencers new tricks’, describes how EteRNA researchers are hacking old DNA sequencers to reveal RNA secrets. […] For Stanford biophysicist Rhiju Das, such RNA […]
With the help of a quarter-million video game players, Princeton researchers have created and shared detailed maps of more than 1,000 neurons — and they’re just getting started. “Working with Eyewirers around the world, we’ve […]
Citizen Science Games 2019