crowd-funding research

Factors capture differences between conservatives’ and liberals’ perceptions of science

Researcher finds that entrepreneurs whose facial expressions moved through a mix of happiness, anger, and fear during funding pitches were more successful

A researcher seeks to uncover the mysteries of nearly four million photographs of Civil War-era images that may exist in the historical record

Articles in our September and October issues will cover this relatively new method of funding in the sciences

For almost a decade, Dr. Tyson Littenberg has been searching for the gravitational wave signals of black holes on behalf of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory

Crowd science is making possible research projects that might otherwise be out of reach, tapping thousands of volunteers to help with such tasks as classifying animal photos, studying astronomical images, counting sea stars and examining cancer cell images. Also known as “citizen science,” these efforts to involve ordinary people in research projects have attracted interest from policy makers, scientific agencies and others.

Yale University’s creative talents are coming together in a Yale curated page on Kickstarter that showcases past and present crowdfunded projects from Yale students and faculty.

Researchers at Georgia Tech studying the burgeoning phenomenon of crowdfunding have learned that the language used in online fundraising holds surprisingly predictive power about the success of such campaigns.

If you are looking for funding for an innovative research project, Georgia Tech Starter may be just the tool you need.

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