Center for Open Science published a study by researcher Andres Colubri demonstrating lifecycle open science in practice using a phone-based game with Bluetooth proximity sensing to simulate an infectious disease outbreak.
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“Researcher Andres Colubri's study demonstrates lifecycle open science in practice. His team used a phone-based game with Bluetooth proximity sensing to simulate an infectious disease outbreak, testing whether increasing the in-game cost of adopting voluntary quarantine changes how readily people choose to protect themselves.”
— Center for Open Science team
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Center for Open Science
Our mission is to increase the openness, integrity, and reproducibility of research.
- Industry
- Software Development
- Location
- Charlottesville, US
- Company size
- 63 employees
The Center for Open Science (COS) is a non-profit organization based in Charlottesville, Virginia. COS is dedicated to improving the alignment between scientific values and scientific practices to improve the accumulation and application of knowledge. Operating with a technology start-up atmosphere and mindset, the COS team moves quickly, identifies problems and creates solutions, encourages risk-taking, blends science and technology, and is collaborative, high energy, and dedicated to openness.
Founded 2013