The Big Data Factories book has been published by Springer. The book discusses how to use the increasing flood of data created as a byproduct of online behaviour as a source for research. I have a chapter entitled "Levels of Trace Data for Social and Behavioural Science Research".
I am interested in finding new PhD students interested in work and technology, especially work and intelligent machines. You can find more information on the program here. Please get in touch if you have questions or are thinking about applying.
University of Alabama has a nice article about Gravity Spy.
Other popular press coverage: Citizen scientists join search for gravitational waves, Symmetry Magazine.
I recently gave a webinar for the National Consortium for Data Science on Humans, Machines, and the Future of Citizen Science.
The Gravity Spy system has gone live. A few stories about the launch:
