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Beyond today's crowdsourced science to tomorrow's citizen science cyborgs

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imageAll that computer power will still need a helping hand from our uniquely human expertise.Computers image via www.shutterstock.com

Millions of citizen scientists have been flocking to projects that pool their time and brainpower to tackle big scientific problems, from astronomy to zoology. Projects such as those hosted by the Zooniverse get people...

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