Dec 16: Citizen Science - How to Get Started
Citizen Science, Donated Computing, Grid Computing or Distributed Computing. Four names for the same thing.
Read MoreDec 16: Citizen Science - Its Importance to Astronomy
Science is driven by data.
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Feb 19: BOINC Astro-Computing
Full steam ahead on BOINC now. Read More
Dec 5: Volunteer Computing for Astronomy
Zooniverse, theSkyNet and BOINC are three different ways that individuals can do real science on their home computers. By volunteering your computer's idle time, you are contributing to the science of astronomy and you are reducing the need for astronomers to invest in super-computers. Some people call it Distributed Computing. Others call it Volunteer Computing or Grid Computing.
Here are three ways anyone can do real science, at home, on a computer:
Read MoreSep 14: Donated Computing for Astronomy
Serious astro-computing. Read More
Jul 10: Non-Scientists Help Discover Higgs Boson
LHC design parameters are fine-tuned by home computers around the world. Read More
Mar 4: Planet Hunting is Cool
Have I helped discover a new exo-planet? Read More
