Scientists work on a problem for years and years. They can’t find a solution. The problem is embedded into a game and turned over to online gamers. Result: problem solved in three weeks: Online gamers have achieved a feat beyond the realm of Second Life or Dungeons and Dragons: they have deciphered the structure of […]

Jane McGonical believes that the solutions to the world’s problems can be found in upping the amount of game-playing going on worldwide by a factor of seven. She makes a surprisingly persuasive argument