{"id":1808,"date":"2010-07-22T00:00:17","date_gmt":"2010-07-22T04:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/mediaberkman\/?p=1808"},"modified":"2010-07-26T10:12:22","modified_gmt":"2010-07-26T14:12:22","slug":"radio-berkman-159-spare-cycles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/mediaberkman\/2010\/07\/22\/radio-berkman-159-spare-cycles\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio Berkman 159: Spare a Cycle?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Listen: <\/strong>or download<\/strong><\/a> |\u00a0…also in <\/strong>Ogg<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

What are you doing with your spare cycles? You know, the bits of time you spend on the web when you’re not really being productive? Maybe you’re waiting for a file to download. Maybe you’re playing a game. Maybe you’re even filling out a form.<\/p>\n

All of these little moments could in fact be put to good use.<\/p>\n

In some cases, they are. <\/em>And you might not even know it.<\/p>\n

For instance, when you type out a Captcha \u2014 those little squiggly words on a web form you transcribe to prove you’re human \u2014 you are in fact transcribing a word from a scanned book. A word that is illegible to a computer’s eye. Here, you’re simultaneously proving you are a human being (not a robot), and also doing a good deed (helping to transcribe text).<\/p>\n

You can thank today’s guest for that little innovation. Luis von Ahn \u2014 professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University and expert in the field of human computation \u2014 explores the little innovations on the web that are harnessing the power of millions to change the world. Not always for the good.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Reference Section:<\/strong>
\nLuis von Ahn’s recent Berkman talk here -><\/a>
\nvon Ahn’s homepage here -><\/a>
\nJonathan Zittrain’s recent Minds for Sale talk here -><\/a>
\nMore on the ReCaptcha Project here -><\/a>
\nMore recent thoughts from Luis on Work and the Internet here -><\/a><\/p>\n

CC\/Public Domain Music from:<\/strong>
\nLearning Music Monthly<\/a>
\nState Shirt – Computer<\/a>
\nNeurowaxx – Carioca<\/a><\/p>\n

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