Topic
Crowdsourcing
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MIT Solve announces $1.25 million in funding for 2019 Solver teams
Prizes from GM, the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, Vodafone Americas Foundation, and others will be awarded to Solver teams selected from four Global Challenges.
May 1, 2019 -
Why some Wikipedia disputes go unresolved
Study identifies reasons for unsettled editing disagreements and offers predictive tools that could improve deliberation.
November 6, 2018 -
Contest is crowdsourcing strategies to reduce pollution from small businesses
Toronto's Center for Social Innovation seeks solutions with a contest on MIT's Climate CoLab platform, providing up to $432,000 to fund pilot projects.
June 20, 2018 -
Protecting confidentiality in genomic studies
Cryptographic system could enable “crowdsourced” genomics, with volunteers contributing information to privacy-protected databases.
May 7, 2018 -
With The Herman Project, home bakers become citizen scientists
Network tracks the evolution of microbial communities in sourdough starter mixtures shared around the world.
April 12, 2018 -
Using friends to fight online harassment
CSAIL’s “Squadbox” uses “friendsourcing” to better support targets of cyberbullying.
April 5, 2018 -
Voting open for crowdsourced climate change innovations
MIT Climate CoLab allows the public to vote for promising crowdsourced ideas on how to tackle climate change.
January 2, 2018 -
Crowdsourcing big-data analysis
Web-based system automatically evaluates proposals from far-flung data scientists.
October 30, 2017 -
Mapathon seeks to direct humanitarian aid for Puerto Rico
Boston-area volunteers gather at MIT to help identify post-hurricane conditions in the territory
October 16, 2017 -
Targeted, crowdsourced aid for Mexican earthquake victims
MIT team’s online platform links those who need aid with those who can help. (Este artículo está disponible en español.)
September 24, 2017 -
Q&A: Running a company in an era of “crazy technological progress”
New book by Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson surveys tech’s challenges for business.
June 27, 2017 -
Scientists make huge dataset of nearby stars available to public
Users can search database of 1,600 stars to find signs of new exoplanets.
February 13, 2017 -
Better wisdom from crowds
MIT scholars produce new method of harvesting correct answers from groups.
January 25, 2017 -
How online tools and open innovation can support implementation of Paris Agreement goals
MIT Climate CoLab presents an innovative approach at the UN international climate talks in Marrakech, Morocco.
November 29, 2016 -
Improving educational opportunities for refugee youth around the world
Three proposals in MIT Solve's “Learn” pillar advance to finals.
October 26, 2016 -
Quantifying urban revitalization
Combining cellphone data with perceptions of public spaces could help guide urban planning.
October 24, 2016 -
Harnessing the power of citizens
PhD student Lily Bui works with communities around the world to gather data from the bottom up.
October 12, 2016 -
Taking on gender gaps in health care and technology
Graduate student Alicia Chong Rodriguez uses her engineering skills to empower women.
August 18, 2016 -
Supporting clinical research with an intensive-care database
Crowdsourcing clinical data from some 40,000 patients could vastly improve research and critical-care decisions.
July 8, 2016 -
Crowdsourcing the Silver Line commute
New app from MIT researchers gathers rider feedback to improve Boston bus service.
May 3, 2016