links for 2008-12-31

  • Foldit
    “Foldit is a rev­o­lu­tion­ary new com­put­er game enabling you to con­tribute to impor­tant sci­en­tif­ic research.” Anoth­er entry into the grow­ing col­lec­tion of games seek­ing to employ human com­pu­ta­tion for use­ful ends (I guess kicked off by Luis von Ahn’s ESP Game. Via Hessel.
    (tags: games use­full­ness pro­te­in­fold­ing sci­ence biol­o­gy puz­zles)

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Kars Alfrink

Kars is a designer, researcher and educator focused on emerging technologies, social progress and the built environment.