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==I found this in an online newsletter that I subscribe to. Its about the usefulness of smart phones. What a great real life learning experience to offer our students!!==

Smartphones: Making the World a Smarter Place (Lumosity Newsletter)
Lumosity Imagine millions of people worldwide all contributing to a larger common goal: curing AIDS, or increasing specieswide intelligence. It's no utopian fantasy—it's very real and happening today on a nearby screen. For all the complaints about technology rotting minds, rapid technological innovations in the past few years have made it possible for researchers to harness the power of the internet, with its access to millions of mind at leisure. Scientists can now tackle larger projects that would have taken much longer otherwise. Lumosity has already been plumbing this valuable data source, and it's not the only one to do so. Consider Foldit, the unlikely game that makes folding amino acids into 3D protein structures fun. Foldit players uncover protein structures that had advanced computers stumped, contributing to efforts to cure AIDS, cancer, and Alzheimer's. And recently, an international team of psychologists headed by Dr. Stephan Dufau came out with the Science XL app, which collects data on mental processes involved in reading. Lumosity has been making research progress of its own via both computer and smartphone. Our free Brain Trainer iPhone app is yet another step in the effort to collect the most varied and comprehensive data on human behavior possible—the 300 million data points from our 15 million online users is only a starting point. We draw on data from Lumosity.com and Brain Trainer to help create a better training experience for members from all demographics. Now you can join the effort at home and on the go: Lumosity.com subscribers get unlimited access to both the site and Brain Trainer. Unlock full access today to contribute towards a global scientific effort and benefit from two cutting-edge cognitive training programs!!