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Gamers is smart

Submitted by: Hazee Daze @ 09:45 PM | Monday, September 19, 2011 | (url: http://scienceblo...)

The solution of the virus enzyme structure, the researchers said, indicates the power of online computer games to channel human intuition and three-dimensional pattern matching skills to solve challenging scientific problems.


Moah:

Gamers have solved the structure of a retrovirus enzyme whose configuration had stumped scientists for more than a decade...

And:

The scientists challenged the gamers to produce an accurate model of the enzyme. They did it in only three weeks.

Summary:

Shocking! Gamers is smart. Here's foldit in case you want to solve cancer or somthing fold.it.


Sony gives UK gamers 100 free HDTVs

Submitted by: DudeofDeath @ 09:02 AM | Friday, March 23, 2007 | (url: http://news.bbc.c...)


A great publicity stunt by Sony and exceedingly generous for a firm reported to be losing up to $300 on every PlayStation 3 sold.

Sony said it wanted to thank its customers and in many ways European PlayStation fans deserved that thanks.