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I really like this conception of brains working as internally competing and cooperating ferral units. I'll have to give it some more thought in the morning. I d

I really like this conception of brains working as internally competing and cooperating ferral units. I'll have to give it some more thought in the morning. I do have an entreaty for you though: In this era of high throughput computing, elegant biotechnology, and the coming of the BRAIN initiative from the national level, I believe the best way to attack the problems of mind/brain right now is hard work and the scientific method. We need more data and we need to analyze it. We're hiring developers for eyewire.org - a game to map the brain by crowd sourcing/gamifying the analysis of electron micrographs of stained retinal slices from mice. We're developing the tools to map the connectome. For real. The PI for my lab, Dr. Sebastian Seung, is mentioned in this article, and I love working with him. There are other absolutely incredible people working here too that will blow your mind. Send an email to support at eyewire dot org if you want in or email me personally (see link in my profile) if you want more details. (I won't be able to get back to you instantly - I'm totally swamped, but if you're hired, based on my experiences so far, it'll be worth the wait). Here are two fun explanatory videos from TED/TEDx: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA7GwKXfJB0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA7GwKXfJB0 - Sebastian Seung talking connectomes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gKt8iT08Zc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gKt8iT08Zc - Amy Robinson talking EyeWire Thanks for reading. I hope this post isn't too far out of our community norms - I don't see too many (large) job postings in the comments, but I felt like this article is the perfect place to find someone willing and able to provide much needed help (I'm the only web developer / aspiring neuroscientist there right now). :) If I'm taking up too much space, let me know and I'll condense it.

jnbiche 13y ago
Looks like an amazing project. I think crowdsourcing is vastly underutilized for tasks like this. May I make a suggestion re: the web site? In the home/registration page, it would be very helpful to link to some kind of description of the project, even if it's just one paragraph. Better yet, include that short description on the page itself. As things stand now, I go to the sign-up page, but if I want to have any idea what the project involves before I sign up, I have to leave your site and go google the project (fortunately, there's an excellent Wikipedia article about the project). Best of luck with your project and finding some good job candidates. If I were in a position to relocate, I'd apply for the job.
- SapphireSun 13y ago
  Haha, this is something hotly debated in the lab as we speak. We just started A/B testing descriptions on Friday. :) Thanks for the kind words!

jnbiche 13y ago

Looks like an amazing project. I think crowdsourcing is vastly underutilized for tasks like this. May I make a suggestion re: the web site? In the home/registration page, it would be very helpful to link to some kind of description of the project, even if it's just one paragraph. Better yet, include that short description on the page itself. As things stand now, I go to the sign-up page, but if I want to have any idea what the project involves before I sign up, I have to leave your site and go google the project (fortunately, there's an excellent Wikipedia article about the project). Best of luck with your project and finding some good job candidates. If I were in a position to relocate, I'd apply for the job.

SapphireSun 13y ago
Haha, this is something hotly debated in the lab as we speak. We just started A/B testing descriptions on Friday. :) Thanks for the kind words!