What's the science behind apps like Duolingo and Yousician? Gamification! And what happens when you apply this science to ... scientific discoveries?

Join Dodi and Conor and their guests, Zoran Popovic, University of Washington and Helen Spiers, Zooniverse.

Reading material: 

https://www.geekwire.com/2020/protein-puzzle-game-called-foldit-turns-99-promising-ways-confound-coronavirus/

https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1412171/1/p79-eveleigh.pdf

https://dragonbox.com/about/algebra-challenge

https://stemforall2020.videohall.com/presentations/1810

Transcript

Keywords: game, gamification, protein, puzzles, Foldit, Zooniverse, COVID, MOSAK, dopamine, Endoplasmic Reticulum.

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