Aug 7: Citizen Science: Tuning BOINC

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How to set up your BOINC Manager so it runs without disruption.
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Dec 16: Citizen Science - How to Get Started

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Citizen Science, Donated Computing, Grid Computing or Distributed Computing. Four names for the same thing.
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Dec 16: Citizen Science - Its Importance to Astronomy

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Science is driven by data. Read More
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Feb 19: BOINC Astro-Computing

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Full steam ahead on BOINC now. Read More
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Dec 5: Volunteer Computing for Astronomy

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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:

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Sep 14: Donated Computing for Astronomy

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Serious astro-computing. Read More
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Jul 10: Non-Scientists Help Discover Higgs Boson

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LHC design parameters are fine-tuned by home computers around the world. Read More
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Mar 4: Planet Hunting is Cool

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Have I helped discover a new exo-planet? Read More
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Oct 21: SkyNet

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Radio Astronomy is a vital key to unlocking the secrets of the Universe. Use the spare capacity on your computer to help professional astronomers process radio astronomy data. Read More
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