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Important scientific projects need you!
After completing this challenge you will be able to participate in scientific projects which are working to cure diseases, study global warming, discover pulsars and conduct other types of research all over the world. You will be able to contribute processing time on your PC or laptop, and through the message boards of the projects, you will have the chance to learn more about the research that is motivating these projects.
This challenge will show you how to download, install and run the software you need to enable you to join the volunteer computing projects that are supported by the open source platform, BOINC.
There are many scientific projects that need the support of citizen scientists. The use of citizen-science networks often allows scientists to accomplish research objectives that would otherwise take much longer to achieve or at greater cost.
You can learn about one class of projects, called volunteer computing projects, from the website of BOINC, a popular open source platform for many volunteer computing projects. In particular, check out the BOINC list of supported projects.
Study the list of projects carefully, and choose the one you wish you to support. Remember that when you join that project, you are not just offering computing power, you are joining a community.
When you have chosen a project share with your peers in the discussion wall what you came up with:
1.Identify the project you have chosen to support
malariacontrol.net
2. Explain why you chose this project?
Malaria is a devastating disease.
3. Explain how this project will benefit from your contribution?
More data about the transmission of malaria will be available to people researching this disease and might provide some insights into methods of prevention or treatment.
Dear Jacqui,
Welcome to the study group and challenge!! You've covered pretty well the frst task, so you are in the good way :) If you need help, just ask here, so we can help you.
Cheers,
Daniel
LHC@Home looks pretty interesting, this is my first time doing this. I hope to be able to help and learn
Hi cbrito,
We would lilke to know that you enjoy it ;) If you want to add more challenges and help people, let us know!
Cheers,
Daniel
I've been using Boinc for several months now. In fact, it would be more accurate to say closer to a year. My first projects were climateprediction.net and cosmology@home.
I picked both of them on the same day as I wanted to contribute to a better world.
It is my hope that by devoting my computers processors to these projects, I will in some small way help us, and thereby me, better understand our world and universe.
