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The Latest Crowdsourcing News Covering Technology, Healthcare, Infrastructure, and Space Breakthroughs Out Of This World.
What's the connection between Disease and making people smile? This blog post is about Ignac Semmelweis and the book The Selfish Gene
Dec. 28, 2016, 5 a.m. PST

by Nick
How do astronauts celebrate Christmas in space in the international space stations?
The philosophy of crowdsourcing rejects the notion of hierarchy and the structure of oppression, encouraging and nurturing the concept of a collective will and pushing progress forward by a "popular vote," essentially. Crowdsourcing empowers us all in our innate power-to, not the power-over.
Dec. 7, 2016, 7:42 a.m. PST

by Nick
On the ISS, they don't waste a drop. Of anything. Use your imagination.
Mark Watney had to survive on Mars on poo-grown potatoes - could you do it? And is it even possible?
How do astronauts go to the toilet in space? The Space Poop Challenge was designed to solve this problem for NASA. More details inside.
Crowdfunding is an internet-age phenomenon. 5 lessons learned: Proof of concept. Room for improvement. Key Demographics. Price Point. Marketing
Nov. 22, 2016, 9 p.m. PST

by Nick
Designing a crowdsourced incentive prize is not rocket science or heart surgery, despite how it may sound.
Nov. 16, 2016, 1:50 p.m. PST

by Nick
Is your hard work actually bringing you down? Learn how to avoid these common pitfalls and get more done every day.
The Space Poop Challenge will open up a world of opportunity for increasingly long-term space exploration.