Crowdsourcing
Finding a gecko in the crowd
May 1, 2013
A combination of crowdsourcing and computer vision could identify individuals within endangered populations.
Why are Japanese cartoons a global hit?
January 29, 2013
MIT scholar’s new book heralds ‘creative collaboration’ with the masses as the key to anime’s worldwide popularity.
New online learning tool brings 'the crowd' into homework assignments
December 14, 2012
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Making crowdsourcing easier
August 24, 2012
A new system for crowdsourcing database operations spares the user from worrying about the computational details but improves cost effectiveness.
Algorithmic incentives
April 25, 2012
A new twist on pioneering work done by MIT cryptographers almost 30 years ago could lead to better ways of structuring contracts.
Google’s Schmidt: ‘Global mind’ offers new opportunities
November 15, 2011
With knowledge and data, a smarter world will divide work between computers and humans, search engine executive chairman says.
Programming crowds
October 27, 2010
With the Web, people worldwide can work on distributed tasks. But getting reliable results requires algorithms that specify workflow between people, not transistors.
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