Gamers outperform both scientists and algorithms in protein-folding race

September 19, 2016

Gamers have managed to beat both professional scientists and specially designed AI algorithms in the latest attempt to discover how certain proteins fold. The victors achieved their victory by doing what they do best: playing […]

Playing smartphone game can have impact on dementia research

May 5, 2016

You can do your bit to help with dementia research right now. Just download and play Sea Hero Quest on your smartphone. Researchers at University College London are collecting data on how brains navigate, according […]

Quantum Moves: Physicists are building a quantum computer by studying how people play this odd puzzle game

April 14, 2016

What do physicists do when they can’t solve a bunch of complicated problems in quantum mechanics? They give the task to gamers. Danish physicists and researchers at Aarhus University in Denmark have developed a new […]

Gamers solve decade old AIDS puzzle in ten days

September 19, 2011

The next time someone catches you playing a video game and asks what you are doing, you can now say that you are helping to save lives. Sure, that explanation may not save your job […]