crowdsourcing

How Online Sleuths Identified Rioters At The Capitol

9:47pm January 11, 2021

by Greg Myre

The riot appeared to be all chaos and anarchy. But as researchers gave the online video and photos closer scrutiny, they produced forensic evidence that has identified those involved.

Left: Volunteers take part in a "mapathon" organized by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. Right: OpenStreetMap contributors pinpoint dump sites along rivers and waterways in Dar es Salaam in an effort to predict and prevent flooding in the Tanzanian ci

After Hurricane Dorian, The 'Wikipedia Of Maps' Came To The Rescue

2:42pm October 03, 2019

by Joanne Lu

Humanitarians are using crowdsourcing software to fill in blank spots on maps of disaster-prone countries.

Even for conventional medical treatments that are covered under most health insurance policies, the large copays and high deductibles have left many Americans with big bills, says a health economist, who sees the rise in medical fundraisers as worrisome.

Patients Are Turning To GoFundMe To Fill Health Insurance Gaps

11:41pm December 27, 2018

by Mark Zdechlik

Medical fundraisers account for 1 in 3 of the website's campaigns and bring in more money than any other GoFundMe category. Americans' confidence they can afford health care is slipping, some say.

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Patrick Quade launched iwaspoisoned.com after he visited a deli and later became ill. Today, his site contains more than 75,000 food-borne sickness reports from 90 countries and 46 U.S. states.

National

'I Was Poisoned': Can Crowdsourcing Food Illnesses Help Stop Outbreaks?

7:00am November 30, 2017

by Jill Neimark

People can use the website to report restaurants, symptoms and whether they notified health department officials. But there are potential downsides — like mistaken culprits and malicious accusations.

Millions of people use Wikipedia for medical advice, but what they find there isn't always accurate.

Should I Trust Wikipedia With My Health?

11:16am November 08, 2016

Some doctors lambaste Wikipedia for errors in its medical pages. But there are many physicians, science teachers and researchers working overtime to make the crowdsourced health content better.

Can An Online Game Help Create A Better Test For TB?

12:43pm May 02, 2016

by Esther Landhuis

In a vote of confidence for citizen science, researchers who created an online RNA-folding game launched the project's first challenge aimed at a disease — creating a better tuberculosis test.

Kpetermeni Siakor (left), a Liberian who is studying in Ghana, used crowdsourcing software to help out during the Ebola epidemic.

How Did Ebola Volunteers Know Where To Go In Liberia? Crowdsourcing!

11:32am March 25, 2015

by Poncie Rutsch

Kpetermeni Siakor was 900 miles from home when Ebola struck. But with special software, he helped direct volunteers and supplies to the right spots.

Economy

Entrepreneurs Join Artists on Crowdfunding Sites

7:20am December 06, 2013

Kickstarter launched in 2009 and quickly created a buzz among artists, musicians and filmmakers looking for alternative ways to fund and distrib

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