Wanted: 10,000 New Yorkers interested in advancing science by sharing a trove of personal information, from cellphone locations and credit-card swipes to blood samples and life-changing events. For 20 years.
Researchers are gearing up to start recruiting participants from across the city next year for a study so sweeping it’s called “The Human Project .” It aims to channel different data streams into a river of insight on health, aging, education and many other aspects of human life.
“That’s what we’re all about: putting the holistic picture together,” says project director Dr. Paul Glimcher, a New York University neural science, economics and psychology professor.
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