Researchers Using Smartphone Lock Screen to Crowdsource Scientific Data
Your smartphone’s lock screen could be the next source of scientific data. Imagine, each time you unlock your phone, recording observable data about the world around you. That’s the future of crowdsourcing, according to researchers from Standford. They’ve already developed the app to do so: Twitch.
According to Michael Bernstein, assistant professor at Standford, Twitch allows everyone to help make scientific observations in small increments over time, because, he said, “Many people wish they could help but simply don’t make it a priority.”
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