Researchers are taking advantage of the better design of their corporate counterparts, and in some cases, companies are especially eager to collaborate. This spring, the period tracking app Clue offered funds to researchers hoping to use Clue users' cycle tracking data to answer scientific questions. The company had previously provided data to researchers who approached it directly, but the grants marked a formalization of their existing program.
研究员正利用企业同行设计的更好产品,在某些情况下,这些企业乐于合作。今年春天,经期跟踪应用Clue为研究员提供资助,这些研究员希望利用Clue用户的经期追踪数据解答科学问题。在此之前,该企业已向直接联系的研究员提供了数据,但这些拨款标志着现有计划正式落实。
"It's been an evolving conversation," says Amanda Shea, research collaborations manager at Clue. "Our dataset is big enough now, and we have more of the proper protocols in place can ensure users aren't at risk through data sharing, that we can more actively participate in research."
“这是一场不断提升的对话,”Clue公司的研究合作经理阿曼达·西亚(Amanda Shea)说道。“目前,我们的数据库已达到相当大的规模,更多确保用户不会因数据共享而面临风险,且Clue员工可以更积极参与研究的协议也已就位。”
Unlike academic researchers, app companies like Clue are explicitly designed and have the resources to collect and maintain large amounts of data. On the other hand, commercial apps usually aren't designed for research, which demands predictable, transparently collected, and granular data. Sometimes, that means app-generated information is actually less useful to researchers, says Olivia Walch, a postdoctoral student studying mathematics and circadian rhythms at the University of Michigan.
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