Crowd-sourcing Goes Mainstream in Typhoon Haiyan Response
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 18:00
in Mathematics & Economics
After typhoon Haiyan smashed into the Philippines on 8 November, an army of volunteers mobilized and worked around the clock to help guide relief efforts. But these were no boots on the ground.... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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