Saving the World with Games - Citizen Science and More - Extra Credits

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Here is a list of all of the awesome initiatives and projects we mentioned in this episode. If you got time, be sure to check a few out!

Games to Play
FoldIt - https://fold.it/
Eyewire - https://eyewire.org
Phylo - https://phylo.cs.mcgill.ca/
Eterna - https://eternagame.org/home/
SuperBetter - https://www.superbetter.com/
Level Ex - https://www.levelex.com/
Night Shift - https://www.schellgames.com/games/night-shift
Skyfarer - https://news.usc.edu/131166/at-usc-gaming-and-health-come-together-and-physical-therapy-will-never-be-the-same/

Organizations
Block by Block - https://www.blockbyblock.org/
SETI@home - https://setiathome.berkeley.edu/
Play to Cure: Genes in Space - https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/get-involved/citizen-science
Jan McGonigal - http://janemcgonigal.com/

We've always said that Games Matter, but there's a lot of different ways games can help us and the world that we live in. This week, we're going to dive into some games that have a real and tangible effect on our physical meat space.

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