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A	
  summary	
  of	
  	
  
                 	
  
Science	
  Hack	
  Day	
  
           San	
  Francisco	
  
11	
  –	
  12	
  November	
  2011	
  
                   	
  
      by	
  NASA	
  #opengov	
  
                   	
  
“Hack	
  days”	
  offer	
  a	
  unique	
  opportunity	
  to	
  collaborate	
  on	
  focused	
  tasks	
  for	
  a	
  short	
  period	
  
of	
  Ame	
  by	
  a	
  small	
  groups	
  of	
  developers	
  and	
  are	
  capable	
  of	
  producing	
  remarkable	
  results.	
  
The	
  original	
  concept	
  of	
  a	
  hack	
  day	
  was	
  popularized	
  by	
  Yahoo!	
  in	
  2005	
  and	
  soon	
  aJer	
  
became	
  a	
  worldwide	
  trend.	
  	
  
	
  
Science	
  Hack	
  Day	
  started	
  in	
  London	
  in	
  2010	
  by	
  a	
  developer	
  who	
  wanted	
  to	
  apply	
  the	
  
concept	
  to	
  the	
  field	
  of	
  science.	
  Since	
  then	
  events	
  had	
  been	
  planned	
  in	
  numerous	
  ciAes	
  
around	
  the	
  world,	
  bridging	
  the	
  gap	
  between	
  the	
  science,	
  technology	
  and	
  design	
  industries	
  
and	
  encouraging	
  future	
  collaboraAon,	
  community	
  building	
  and	
  general	
  social	
  awareness	
  of	
  
one	
  another.	
  
	
  
hNp://sciencehackday.com/	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
So	
  what	
  exactly	
  can	
  you	
  expect	
  from	
  a	
  Science	
  Hack	
  Day?	
  Well,	
  imagine	
  a	
  Venn	
  diagram	
  
where	
  the	
  intersec1on	
  is	
  a	
  mix	
  of	
  web	
  developers	
  and	
  science	
  geeks.	
  A	
  world	
  where	
  
scienAsts,	
  developers,	
  designers,	
  technologists,	
  and	
  visionaries,	
  from	
  all	
  walks	
  of	
  life,	
  come	
  
together	
  for	
  an	
  intense	
  weekend	
  to	
  build,	
  create	
  and	
  make	
  things	
  in	
  the	
  name	
  of	
  science.	
  
	
  
If	
  you’ve	
  never	
  experienced	
  a	
  hack	
  day,	
  it’s	
  an	
  exciAng	
  all-­‐night	
  marathon	
  experience,	
  that	
  
amplifies	
  your	
  creaAvity	
  and	
  challenges	
  you	
  to	
  collaborate	
  with	
  others	
  on	
  projects	
  that	
  
you’d	
  normally	
  not	
  have	
  a	
  chance	
  to	
  tackle.	
  
	
  
It’s	
  hard	
  to	
  explain	
  in	
  words,	
  so	
  we’ve	
  created	
  this	
  presenta1on	
  to	
  share	
  pictures	
  from	
  
the	
  event	
  and	
  a	
  short	
  descrip1on	
  of	
  each	
  of	
  the	
  projects.	
  	
  	
  
Summary of Science Hack Day San Francisco 2011
Summary of Science Hack Day San Francisco 2011
Summary of Science Hack Day San Francisco 2011
Summary of Science Hack Day San Francisco 2011
Summary of Science Hack Day San Francisco 2011
Summary of Science Hack Day San Francisco 2011
Summary of Science Hack Day San Francisco 2011
Summary of Science Hack Day San Francisco 2011
Summary of Science Hack Day San Francisco 2011
Summary of Science Hack Day San Francisco 2011
Summary of Science Hack Day San Francisco 2011
Summary of Science Hack Day San Francisco 2011
Summary of Science Hack Day San Francisco 2011
The	
  200+	
  scienAsts,	
  developers,	
  designers,	
  technologists,	
  and	
  visionaries	
  worked	
  on	
  a	
  
number	
  of	
  projects	
  ranging	
  from	
  developing	
  open	
  source	
  underwater	
  rovers	
  to	
  the	
  
creaAon	
  of	
  a	
  physical	
  globe	
  that	
  uses	
  a	
  laser	
  to	
  show	
  the	
  real	
  1me	
  posi1on	
  of	
  the	
  
interna1onal	
  space	
  sta1on!	
  	
  Many	
  of	
  the	
  projects	
  leveraged	
  NASA	
  data,	
  some	
  of	
  the	
  
projects	
  simply	
  had	
  fun	
  with	
  science.	
  
	
  
25	
  projects	
  were	
  presented	
  on	
  Sunday	
  aJernoon	
  and	
  we	
  think	
  the	
  results	
  speak	
  for	
  
themselves.	
  	
  A	
  brief	
  summary	
  of	
  each	
  is	
  provided.	
  	
  	
  
	
  	
  
	
  
1.	
  Science	
  and	
  Gender	
  
Wrote	
  python	
  scripts	
  to	
  hack	
  gender	
  and	
  aNributed	
  gender	
  to	
  ambiguous	
  names.	
  Data	
  is	
  
on	
  github	
  and	
  uses	
  facebook,	
  wikipedia	
  and	
  census	
  data.	
  
hNp://github.com/cazdev/Science-­‐and-­‐Gender	
  
	
  	
  
Creators:	
  Alex	
  Kudlick,	
  MaN	
  Senate,	
  and	
  others	
  
	
  
2.	
  IsoDrag	
  TypeFace	
  
Type	
  faces	
  should	
  be	
  very	
  well	
  balanced,	
  but	
  does	
  that	
  mean	
  jsut	
  visually	
  balanced?	
  What	
  
about	
  aerodynamically	
  balanced?	
  Took	
  heleviAca	
  type	
  face	
  and	
  built	
  a	
  mini-­‐wind	
  tunnel	
  to	
  
test	
  the	
  drag	
  coefficient	
  for	
  all	
  the	
  leNers	
  of	
  the	
  alphabet.	
  Ideally,	
  all	
  the	
  leNers	
  should	
  
have	
  the	
  same	
  drag	
  coefficient.	
  Took	
  the	
  leNers	
  and	
  changed	
  the	
  weights	
  so	
  they	
  all	
  
balance	
  out	
  aerodynamically.	
  hNp://twitpic.com/7dpbrd	
  
	
  	
  
Creators:	
  David	
  Harris	
  (@physicsdavid)	
  Josh	
  and	
  Mia	
  from	
  Wellington	
  
	
  
3.	
  ISS	
  Globe	
  No1fy	
  
Using	
  a	
  laser	
  mounted	
  on	
  the	
  inside	
  of	
  a	
  translucent	
  globe	
  and	
  a	
  couple	
  of	
  servos	
  (one	
  
turning	
  the	
  globe	
  and	
  the	
  other	
  controlling	
  the	
  pitch	
  of	
  the	
  laser.	
  Tracks	
  the	
  real-­‐Ame	
  
approximate	
  posiAon	
  of	
  the	
  InternaAonal	
  Space	
  StaAon	
  over	
  Earth.	
  One	
  servo	
  provide	
  
longitude	
  and	
  the	
  other	
  servo	
  provides	
  laAtude.	
  Used	
  the	
  MakerBot	
  to	
  print	
  the	
  main	
  gear.	
  
For	
  more	
  informaAon	
  visit	
  hNp://github.com/natronics/ISS_Globe	
  and	
  
hNp://open-­‐noAfy.org/api-­‐doc#iss-­‐now	
  
	
  	
  
Creators:	
  Nathan	
  Bergey	
  nathan.bergey@gmail.com	
  Steven	
  Davis	
  smd_1960@yahoo.com	
  
Glenn	
  LeBrasseur	
  @glennlebrasseur	
  Nicolas	
  Weidinger	
  @drweidinger	
  Rachel	
  Weidinger	
  
@rachelannyes	
  
	
  
4.	
  Visualize	
  the	
  South	
  African	
  Na1onal	
  Budget	
  
A	
  visualzazaAon	
  of	
  the	
  the	
  South	
  African	
  NaAonal	
  Budget	
  to	
  demonstrate	
  that	
  the	
  
spending	
  on	
  science	
  is	
  very	
  reasonable.	
  How	
  much	
  does	
  science	
  and	
  technology	
  really	
  
cost?	
  VisithNp://carolune.org/ZA_Budget/.	
  All	
  the	
  budget	
  data	
  used	
  in	
  this	
  visualizaAon	
  
comes	
  from	
  the	
  South	
  African	
  Treasury	
  website.	
  The	
  data	
  comes	
  from	
  the	
  consolidated	
  
expenditure	
  esAmates	
  2010/2011.	
  
	
  	
  
Creators:	
  Carolina	
  Ödman-­‐Govender	
  @carolune	
  Brian	
  Suda	
  @briansuda	
  
	
  
5.	
  Single	
  Point	
  Perspec1ve	
  
Pulling	
  recent	
  photos	
  from	
  Flickr,	
  shrinking	
  small,	
  pusng	
  them	
  on	
  a	
  map,	
  to	
  create	
  a	
  photo	
  
of	
  Earth	
  based	
  on	
  photos	
  from	
  Earth.	
  hNp://jes5199.com/single_point_perspecAve.html	
  
	
  	
  
Creators:	
  Jesse	
  Wolfe	
  @jes5199	
  
	
  
6.	
  Syneseizure	
  
Umasking	
  reality.	
  Reality	
  is	
  far	
  too	
  complex	
  because	
  of	
  the	
  massive	
  amounts	
  of	
  
informaAon,	
  so	
  we	
  set	
  out	
  to	
  hack	
  our	
  senses	
  by	
  sending	
  sensory	
  input	
  to	
  the	
  wrong	
  sense	
  
with	
  the	
  goal	
  of	
  purposely	
  confusing	
  our	
  brain	
  (and	
  it’s	
  associated	
  data	
  filtering	
  
algorithms).	
  EssenAally,	
  the	
  mask	
  takes	
  in	
  a	
  visual	
  input	
  and	
  outputs	
  a	
  signal	
  to	
  influence	
  
our	
  sense	
  of	
  touch.	
  Implemented	
  using	
  a	
  web	
  cam	
  (visual	
  input)	
  that	
  goes	
  into	
  an	
  ardunio	
  
that	
  drives	
  sixty	
  60-­‐cent	
  mini	
  speakers	
  that	
  affect	
  your	
  sense	
  of	
  touch.	
  
	
  	
  
Creators:	
  Bala	
  Ramamurthy,	
  Watson	
  Watson,	
  Lillian	
  Fritz-­‐Laylin,	
  Meredith	
  Carpenter,	
  
Hamilton,	
  Marissa	
  Fessenden,	
  Parker	
  Imrie,	
  Tymm	
  Twillman,	
  Greg	
  Freidland,	
  Fen	
  Lipkowitz,	
  
and	
  Liam	
  Holt	
  
	
  
7.	
  Large	
  Hadron	
  Collider	
  Data	
  Hack	
  
One	
  of	
  the	
  experiments	
  from	
  the	
  Large	
  Hadron	
  Collider,	
  the	
  Compact	
  Muon	
  Solenoid	
  
(CMS)	
  experiment),	
  has	
  released	
  a	
  small	
  amount	
  of	
  the	
  data	
  for	
  educaAonal	
  purposes.	
  A	
  
parAcal	
  physicist	
  brought	
  the	
  data	
  to	
  see	
  what	
  they	
  could	
  hack	
  with	
  the	
  data.	
  The	
  data	
  is	
  
hard	
  to	
  access	
  and	
  even	
  more	
  difficult	
  to	
  understand	
  (both	
  from	
  the	
  formats	
  and	
  physics),	
  
so	
  it	
  turned	
  into	
  a	
  hack	
  that	
  tried	
  to	
  explain	
  the	
  data	
  through	
  data	
  visualizaAon	
  that	
  will	
  be	
  
ulAmately	
  useful	
  for	
  physicists	
  at	
  CERN	
  and	
  Fermi	
  Lab.	
  For	
  more	
  informaAon:
hNp://www.maNbellis.com/index.php?Atle=Science_Hack_Day_2011_(San_Francsico)	
  and	
  
hNp://maNbellis.com/dimuons.html	
  (needs	
  about	
  60	
  seconds	
  to	
  load)	
  
	
  	
  
Creators:	
  MaN	
  Bellis	
  (@maN_bellis)	
  Lynn	
  Root	
  (@roguelynn)	
  Aaron	
  Culich	
  (@aculich)	
  
Morris	
  Mwanga	
  (Kenya	
  ambassador)	
  Tim	
  Clem	
  Kevin	
  
	
  
8.	
  HomeBrewMicroscope	
  
A	
  microscope	
  cable	
  of	
  sub-­‐micron	
  resoluAon	
  using	
  plumbing	
  parts,	
  an	
  objecAve	
  lens,	
  and	
  a	
  
digital	
  camera.	
  They	
  were	
  able	
  to	
  resolve	
  objects	
  as	
  wide	
  as	
  one	
  wave	
  of	
  green	
  light.	
  Total	
  
cost	
  to	
  implement	
  the	
  hack	
  was	
  around	
  $35	
  of	
  parts.Screenshots,	
  photos	
  and	
  
videos:hNp://purefixion.com/AllTogether.jpg	
  
	
  
9.	
  HIV/AIDS:	
  Meaningful	
  indicators	
  
HIV/AIDS	
  spread	
  follows	
  complex	
  human	
  network	
  dynamics,	
  the	
  details	
  of	
  which	
  are	
  very	
  
difficult	
  to	
  measure.	
  The	
  team	
  explored	
  a	
  proof	
  of	
  concept	
  hack	
  using	
  WEKA,	
  a	
  data	
  mining	
  
soJware	
  in	
  JAVA,	
  that	
  explores	
  the	
  data	
  sets	
  to	
  analyze	
  various	
  indicators	
  in	
  a	
  meaningful	
  
way	
  to	
  determine	
  risk	
  of	
  being	
  HIV	
  posiAve,	
  without	
  asking	
  any	
  personal	
  quesAons.	
  This	
  
could	
  inform	
  prevenAon	
  and	
  intervenAon	
  policies.	
  
	
  
10.	
  Buckets	
  of	
  Tears	
  
bucketsoJears.com	
  is	
  a	
  data	
  visualizaAon	
  and	
  crowdsourcing	
  project	
  to	
  provide	
  a	
  web	
  
interface	
  to	
  bring	
  comfort	
  to	
  people	
  who	
  are	
  experiencing	
  sadness.	
  The	
  visualizaAon	
  
presents	
  tweets	
  from	
  all	
  over	
  the	
  world	
  that	
  contain	
  the	
  word	
  “crying”	
  in	
  mulAple	
  
languages.	
  While	
  they	
  are	
  being	
  streamed	
  in	
  real	
  Ame,	
  tear	
  droplets	
  show	
  up	
  on	
  a	
  world	
  
map	
  to	
  indicate	
  their	
  locaAon.	
  The	
  team	
  conAnues	
  to	
  work	
  on	
  adding	
  a	
  “Comfort”	
  buNon	
  
which	
  which	
  visitors	
  can	
  interact	
  with	
  the	
  sad	
  tweeters	
  to	
  cheer	
  them	
  up.	
  Screenshots,	
  
photos	
  and	
  videos	
  are	
  available	
  at	
  www.bucketsoJears.com.	
  Source	
  code	
  and	
  links	
  are	
  
available	
  athNps://github.com/arfon/Tears.	
  
	
  	
  
Creators:	
  Arfon	
  Smith:	
  @arfon,	
  Jarod	
  Luebbert	
  @jarodl,	
  Julia	
  Bossmann:	
  @juliabossmann,	
  
Roman	
  Gurovich:	
  @romangurovich,	
  Ryan	
  Balfanz:	
  @RyanBalfanz	
  and	
  Stuart	
  Lynn:	
  
@stuart_lynn	
  
	
  
11.	
  EpiCell	
  
Disease	
  is	
  prevalent	
  but	
  healthcare	
  is	
  not	
  universal.	
  Fortunately,	
  much	
  of	
  the	
  world	
  now	
  
has	
  access	
  to	
  a	
  cell	
  phone.	
  Technologies	
  are	
  being	
  developed	
  that	
  can	
  turn	
  cell	
  phones	
  into	
  
diagnosAc	
  devices.	
  These	
  devices	
  can	
  be	
  used	
  at	
  the	
  point	
  of	
  care	
  and	
  the	
  informaAon	
  can	
  
be	
  transmiNed	
  in	
  real-­‐Ame	
  to	
  experts	
  and	
  databases.	
  If	
  properly	
  deployed	
  and	
  used,	
  
mobile	
  diagnosAc	
  devices	
  could	
  facilitate	
  addressing	
  the	
  needs	
  of	
  individuals	
  in	
  
impoverished	
  areas	
  and	
  tracking	
  the	
  emergence	
  of	
  disease	
  outbreaks.	
  To	
  determine	
  where	
  
such	
  devices	
  should	
  be	
  deployed,	
  we	
  collected	
  open	
  source	
  geospaAal	
  data	
  and	
  created	
  a	
  
map	
  to	
  idenAfy	
  locaAons	
  where	
  healthcare	
  was	
  scarce,	
  but	
  cell	
  phone	
  coverage	
  was	
  readily	
  
available.	
  The	
  code	
  is	
  available	
  at	
  epicell.github.com	
  
	
  	
  
Creators:	
  Aaron	
  Steele:	
  @eightysteele	
  *	
  Andrew	
  Hill:	
  @andrewxhill	
  *	
  Arfon	
  Smith:	
  @arfon	
  
*	
  Julia	
  Bossmann:	
  @juliabossmann	
  *	
  Nancy	
  Burgess:	
  NancyB	
  *	
  Roman	
  Gurovich:	
  
@romangurovich	
  *	
  Ryan	
  Balfanz:	
  @RyanBalfanz	
  *	
  Stuart	
  Lynn:	
  @stuart_lynn	
  
	
  
12.	
  OpenROV	
  Kinect-­‐ivity	
  
Working	
  the	
  development	
  of	
  an	
  OpenROV	
  controllers,	
  including	
  iPhone	
  &	
  interwebs.	
  
Mounted	
  geophysical	
  exploraAon	
  package	
  to	
  ROV.	
  Successfully	
  disassembled	
  Kinect	
  case	
  
and	
  extracted	
  key	
  hardware,	
  but	
  failed	
  to	
  mount	
  due	
  to	
  half-­‐inch	
  size	
  difference.	
  Future	
  
plans	
  include	
  further	
  experimentaAon	
  to	
  include	
  a	
  re-­‐aNempt	
  with	
  slightly	
  larger	
  ROV.	
  
More	
  informaAon:	
  hNp://openrov.com/profiles/blogs/6365107:BlogPost:14103	
  
	
  	
  
Creators:	
  Eric	
  Stackpole	
  (@eerrp)	
  David	
  Lang	
  (@davidlang)	
  Mika	
  McKinnon	
  
(@mikamckinnon)	
  Tim	
  Clem	
  (@Amothyclem)	
  Jay	
  Freeman,	
  original	
  Jay	
  Freeman,	
  evil	
  twin	
  
(@saurik)	
  
	
  
13.	
  DNAquiri	
  
Using	
  a	
  DNA	
  extracAon	
  protocol,	
  the	
  team	
  created	
  a	
  product	
  of	
  which	
  also	
  happens	
  to	
  be	
  a	
  
tasty	
  cocktail.	
  Fruit	
  cells	
  (strawberry	
  and	
  others)	
  are	
  lysed	
  by	
  freeze/thaw	
  and	
  heat	
  cycles	
  
to	
  eliminate	
  the	
  use	
  of	
  surfactants.	
  Salt	
  is	
  minimized	
  and	
  sugar	
  added	
  in	
  order	
  to	
  mask	
  any	
  
salty	
  flavor.	
  Bacardi	
  151	
  is	
  layered	
  over	
  fruit	
  purée	
  to	
  extract	
  DNA	
  into	
  the	
  ethanol	
  phase.	
  
A	
  Any	
  umbrella	
  completes	
  the	
  tropical	
  vibe.	
  Screenshots,	
  photos	
  and	
  videos:
hNp://twitpic.com/7dz2ah	
  hNp://twitpic.com/7dz23m	
  
	
  	
  
Creators:	
  Patrik	
  D’Haseleer,	
  Bonnie	
  Barrilleaux,	
  Lily	
  Lew,	
  @sulfur_blue,	
  Joseph,	
  
@codonAUG	
  Michelle	
  Peters	
  
	
  
14.	
  Urban	
  
Using	
  radio	
  telemetry,	
  this	
  draJ	
  UI	
  design	
  turns	
  animal	
  tracking	
  data	
  into	
  visual	
  paNerns	
  
for	
  display	
  in	
  public	
  installaAon	
  and	
  through	
  a	
  mobile	
  device.	
  People	
  viewing	
  this	
  data	
  can	
  
help	
  scienAsts	
  monitor	
  species	
  habitat	
  and	
  migraAon.	
  The	
  hack	
  URL	
  is	
  
hNp://interacAonart.org/?page_id=483	
  
	
  	
  
Creators:	
  Amber	
  Didow,	
  Vicki	
  Moulder,	
  Satoka	
  
	
  
15.	
  Thalamoid	
  
Using	
  the	
  Thalamoid	
  pla}orm,	
  the	
  team	
  connected	
  an	
  Android	
  mobile	
  device	
  to	
  analog	
  
ultrasonic	
  scienAfic	
  sensors	
  to	
  demonstrate	
  the	
  ‘s	
  ability	
  to	
  serve	
  as	
  a	
  data	
  collecAon	
  
system.	
  The	
  system	
  logs	
  environmental	
  data	
  to	
  an	
  SD	
  card	
  in	
  addiAon	
  to	
  displaying	
  it	
  on	
  
the	
  screen	
  for	
  immediate	
  feedback.	
  The	
  team	
  aNached	
  ultrasonic	
  sensors	
  to	
  record	
  real	
  
data	
  using	
  a	
  mobile	
  device	
  and	
  then	
  pass	
  the	
  data	
  to	
  the	
  cloud.	
  The	
  source	
  code	
  and	
  links	
  
and	
  available	
  athNp://www.thalamoid.com.	
  For	
  more	
  informaAon	
  visit
hNp://phinominal.com/phinominalblog/	
  
	
  	
  
Creators:	
  MaNeo	
  Borri,	
  Paul	
  Mans,	
  Akhsar	
  Kharebov,	
  Geoffrey	
  Chu	
  
	
  
16.	
  Subjects	
  
A	
  visualizaAon	
  to	
  display	
  subjects	
  in	
  scienAfic	
  papers	
  using	
  the	
  PLoS	
  search	
  API.	
  The	
  code	
  is	
  
available	
  at	
  hNp://mbostock.github.com/d3/.	
  The	
  hack	
  can	
  be	
  viewed	
  at	
  
hNp://10.0.1.38/~joe/plos/hack2/	
  
	
  
17.	
  vSculpt	
  
The	
  team	
  created	
  a	
  virtual	
  sculpAng	
  tool	
  called	
  vSculpt	
  is	
  a	
  program	
  which	
  allows	
  users	
  to	
  
use	
  gestures	
  in	
  front	
  of	
  a	
  webcam	
  to	
  sculpt	
  a	
  3d	
  model	
  and	
  then	
  print	
  it	
  on	
  a	
  3d	
  printer.	
  
The	
  source	
  code	
  and	
  links	
  are	
  available	
  at	
  hNp://github.com/laughinghan/opentld	
  
	
  	
  
Creators:	
  David	
  Allen	
  Han	
  Wei	
  Sabrina	
  AAenza	
  Luke	
  Rast	
  
	
  
18.	
  OECD	
  Threatened	
  Species	
  
This	
  project	
  is	
  designed	
  to	
  visualize	
  some	
  of	
  the	
  environmental	
  data	
  on	
  threatened	
  species	
  
published	
  by	
  the	
  OECD,	
  an	
  internaAonal	
  organisaAon	
  helping	
  governments	
  tackle	
  the	
  
economic,	
  social	
  and	
  governance	
  challenges	
  of	
  a	
  globalised	
  economy.	
  The	
  OECD	
  produces	
  
reports	
  on	
  the	
  state	
  of	
  the	
  environment	
  based	
  on	
  data	
  from	
  parAcipaAng	
  countries.	
  The	
  
aim	
  of	
  this	
  project	
  is	
  to	
  compile	
  and	
  visualize	
  the	
  informaAon	
  on	
  threatened	
  (endangered,	
  
vulnerable,	
  and	
  criAcally	
  endangered)	
  species	
  by	
  country	
  so	
  that	
  it	
  is	
  easily	
  accessible.	
  The	
  
current	
  hack	
  only	
  includes	
  the	
  mammals	
  data,	
  but	
  new	
  pages	
  for	
  fish,	
  birds,	
  amphibians,	
  
invertebrates,	
  plants,	
  and	
  repAles	
  will	
  be	
  added	
  soon.	
  The	
  project	
  is	
  built	
  with	
  the	
  Google	
  
Chart	
  apis	
  for	
  visualizing	
  data.	
  Currently	
  in	
  use	
  are	
  the	
  geo	
  chart	
  and	
  bar	
  chart.	
  The	
  hack	
  
URL	
  is	
  hNp://www.erinjorichey.com/endangered/mammals-­‐map.html	
  
	
  	
  
Creators:	
  Erin	
  Richey	
  @erinjo	
  
	
  
19.	
  NeckBeard	
  
Using	
  a	
  22-­‐line	
  python	
  script	
  and	
  a	
  USB	
  microscope,	
  development	
  an	
  impressive	
  
applicaAon	
  to	
  quanAfy	
  the	
  length	
  of	
  beard	
  hair	
  through	
  visualizaAon	
  and	
  data.	
  The	
  hack	
  
URL	
  ishNp://labs.radiantmachines.com/beard	
  	
  
	
  	
  
Creators:	
  Joshua	
  Gourneau	
  
	
  
20.	
  Hack	
  Your	
  Genome	
  
The	
  inspiraAon	
  for	
  this	
  project	
  came	
  out	
  of	
  frustraAon	
  of	
  what’s	
  available	
  to	
  analyize	
  your	
  
own	
  genome	
  data.	
  Many	
  people	
  have	
  their	
  own	
  23andMe	
  genotype	
  (
hNps://www.23andme.com/),	
  but	
  there	
  is	
  not	
  gene	
  broswer	
  to	
  understand	
  the	
  variants.	
  
The	
  team	
  developed	
  a	
  basic	
  genome	
  browser	
  to	
  display	
  SNP	
  data	
  from	
  23andMe,	
  showing	
  
the	
  rarity	
  of	
  each	
  genotype,	
  overlaid	
  on	
  the	
  gene	
  structure.	
  The	
  hack	
  URL	
  is
hNp://j.mp/genomehack	
  
	
  	
  
Creators:	
  Mitch	
  Skinner,	
  @surrealize	
  Jun	
  Axup,	
  @junnibug	
  Patrik	
  D’haeseleer,	
  patrikd	
  Will	
  
Reinhardt,	
  @wreinhardt	
  Mohammed	
  Rahman,	
  @8iteraAons,	
  Eri	
  Gentry,	
  @erigentry	
  
	
  
21.	
  Self-­‐Titled	
  
In	
  scienAfic	
  publicaAons,	
  credibility	
  is	
  judged	
  by	
  the	
  number	
  of	
  citaAons	
  which	
  is	
  ulAmately	
  
a	
  poor	
  metric.	
  With	
  the	
  rise	
  of	
  electronic	
  publishing	
  and	
  the	
  social	
  web,	
  there	
  are	
  exciAng	
  
new	
  opportuniAes	
  to	
  look	
  at	
  a	
  broader	
  dimension	
  of	
  how	
  a	
  researcher	
  influences	
  his	
  peers	
  
and	
  is	
  in	
  turn	
  influenced.	
  Using	
  the	
  Open	
  APIs	
  provided	
  by	
  the	
  open	
  access	
  publisher	
  the	
  
Public	
  Library	
  of	
  Science,	
  the	
  team	
  analyzed	
  research	
  papers	
  and	
  gave	
  them	
  a	
  score	
  
corresponding	
  to	
  how	
  much	
  confidence	
  an	
  author	
  of	
  a	
  paper	
  expressed	
  in	
  his	
  work.	
  This	
  
allows	
  us	
  to	
  tune	
  into	
  the	
  signals	
  expressed	
  by	
  the	
  researcher	
  about	
  his	
  own	
  work,	
  which	
  
gives	
  us	
  a	
  much	
  earlier	
  signal	
  of	
  potenAal	
  importance	
  than	
  we	
  get	
  by	
  waiAng	
  for	
  a	
  paper	
  to	
  
get	
  citaAons.	
  It’s	
  a	
  good	
  thing	
  in	
  some	
  respects	
  that	
  science	
  moves	
  slow,	
  but	
  nothing’s	
  fast	
  
enough	
  for	
  researchers	
  pushing	
  the	
  leading	
  edge	
  of	
  research	
  in	
  areas	
  like	
  cancer	
  research,	
  
stem	
  cell	
  biology,	
  and	
  other	
  criAcal	
  rersearch	
  areas.	
  Screenshots,	
  photos	
  and	
  
videos:	
  hNp://db.N/1OZnYaaT,	
  hNp://db.N/tqV03M8G	
  and	
  hNp://db.N/cOxeLUKb	
  The	
  
hack	
  URL:	
  hNp://github.com/williamgunn/SciSenAment	
  
	
  	
  
Creators:	
  William	
  Gunn	
  (@mrgunn)	
  MaN	
  Senate	
  (@wrought)	
  Jacob	
  Schiach	
  
	
  
22.	
  Physical	
  Compu1ng	
  
Physical	
  objects	
  have	
  a	
  sensory	
  richness	
  of	
  meaning	
  that	
  screen-­‐based	
  elements	
  do	
  not.	
  
When	
  we	
  see,	
  hear	
  and	
  feel	
  real-­‐world	
  objects	
  we	
  are	
  enabled	
  to	
  train	
  both	
  cogniAve	
  and	
  
perceptual	
  skills	
  in	
  combinaAon.	
  Therefore,	
  the	
  team	
  developed	
  code	
  that	
  associates	
  
everyday	
  3-­‐d	
  objects	
  as	
  compuAng	
  tools,	
  by	
  associates	
  photos	
  of	
  objects	
  taken	
  from	
  a	
  
mobile	
  device	
  with	
  a	
  database	
  represenAng	
  other	
  objects.	
  
	
  	
  
Creators:	
  Henrik	
  Brink,	
  Lisa	
  Ballard	
  
	
  
23.	
  Quake	
  Canary	
  “PEEPS”	
  
Using	
  an	
  accelerometer	
  data	
  from	
  arduinos	
  and	
  mobile	
  devices	
  (iphones	
  and	
  geophones),	
  
the	
  team	
  created	
  an	
  app	
  that	
  provides	
  an	
  early-­‐warning	
  noAficaAon	
  of	
  an	
  earthquake.	
  The	
  
app	
  leverages	
  publically-­‐contributed	
  seismic	
  data	
  and	
  publishes	
  it	
  to	
  a	
  online	
  map	
  using	
  
openheatmap.com.	
  The	
  data	
  is	
  then	
  compared	
  with	
  USGS	
  and	
  UC	
  Berkeley	
  Northern	
  
California	
  Seismic	
  data	
  available	
  to	
  the	
  public	
  in	
  real	
  Ame,	
  as	
  well	
  as	
  visualizes	
  it	
  on	
  a	
  map.	
  
Users	
  are	
  noAficed	
  of	
  recent	
  or	
  pending	
  earthquake	
  using	
  an	
  iphone	
  app.	
  
	
  	
  
Creators:	
  Ryan	
  Anderson,	
  Chris	
  Swanson,	
  Ariel	
  Rokem,	
  David	
  McKeown,	
  Jen	
  Blank,	
  Mika	
  
McKinnon,	
  Rachel	
  Weidinger,	
  thanks	
  to	
  Pete	
  Worden	
  (openheatmap.com)	
  
	
  
24.	
  Code	
  Hero	
  
Developed	
  a	
  game	
  called	
  Code	
  Hero	
  that	
  teaches	
  people	
  how	
  to	
  make	
  games.	
  The	
  
soJware	
  allows	
  you	
  to	
  shoots	
  javascript	
  in	
  3D.	
  Students	
  from	
  Bright	
  Works	
  then	
  used	
  the	
  
pla}orm,	
  as	
  well	
  as	
  Unity	
  and	
  Google	
  Sketchup	
  to	
  build	
  a	
  game	
  with	
  four	
  levels	
  called	
  
“Pikachu	
  in	
  AcAon”.	
  
	
  	
  
Creators:	
  Students	
  and	
  Principal	
  from	
  the	
  New	
  Community	
  Learning	
  Center.	
  
	
  
The	
  NASA	
  Open	
  Government	
  team	
  was	
  an	
  acAve	
  parAcipant	
  in	
  the	
  event.	
  	
  Sean	
  Herron	
  
kicked	
  off	
  the	
  day	
  with	
  a	
  standing-­‐room	
  only	
  lightening	
  talk	
  on	
  “the	
  great	
  universe	
  of	
  NASA	
  
data”.	
  	
  	
  
	
  
For	
  a	
  video	
  of	
  Sean’s	
  presentaAon	
  visit	
  
hNp://open.nasa.gov/blog/2011/11/13/science-­‐hack-­‐day-­‐sf/	
  
	
  
The	
  OpenGov	
  team	
  also	
  parAcipated	
  in	
  the	
  event	
  by	
  developing	
  on	
  an	
  online	
  tool	
  that	
  uses	
  
NASA	
  data	
  in	
  a	
  new	
  way.	
  	
  
	
  
The	
  25.	
  Space	
  Ipsum	
  project	
  is	
  perhaps	
  NASA’s	
  first	
  experiment	
  in	
  responsive	
  design	
  –	
  the	
  
idea	
  the	
  content	
  should	
  not	
  dictate	
  the	
  look	
  and	
  feel	
  of	
  the	
  site.	
  	
  No	
  maNer	
  what	
  type	
  of	
  
pla}orm	
  you	
  view	
  the	
  website	
  on,	
  you’ll	
  always	
  be	
  able	
  to	
  access	
  it’s	
  core	
  features	
  due	
  to	
  
the	
  use	
  of	
  CSS3	
  media	
  queries.	
  This	
  is	
  an	
  evoluAon	
  in	
  web	
  design	
  and	
  represents	
  the	
  future	
  
of	
  how	
  web	
  design	
  should	
  act.	
  	
  The	
  site	
  also	
  features	
  some	
  of	
  NASA’s	
  historic	
  space	
  images	
  
that	
  load	
  as	
  the	
  background	
  randomly	
  when	
  a	
  user	
  visits	
  the	
  site.	
  	
  
	
  
The	
  side-­‐project	
  actually	
  lays	
  the	
  foundaAon	
  for	
  a	
  bigger	
  project	
  we	
  are	
  working	
  on	
  that	
  
mashes	
  up	
  historic	
  NASA	
  content	
  in	
  a	
  new	
  and	
  useful	
  way,	
  but	
  we’ll	
  save	
  the	
  details	
  on	
  
that	
  project	
  for	
  another	
  blog	
  post	
  in	
  the	
  near	
  future.	
  
	
  
The	
  tool	
  is	
  available	
  at	
  hNp://spaceipsum.com.	
  More	
  informaAon	
  available	
  at:
hNp://open.nasa.gov/blog/2011/11/13/space-­‐ipsum/	
  
	
  	
  
Creators:	
  Sean	
  Herron	
  @seanherron,	
  Nick	
  Skytland	
  @skytland,	
  William	
  Eshagh	
  @eshagh	
  
	
  
Summary of Science Hack Day San Francisco 2011
For	
  a	
  complete	
  summary	
  of	
  the	
  event,	
  including	
  descripAons	
  of	
  all	
  the	
  projects,	
  visit:	
  	
  
hNp://open.nasa.gov/blog/2011/11/13/science-­‐hack-­‐day-­‐sf/	
  
	
  
A	
  summary	
  of	
  	
  
Science	
  Hack	
  Day	
  
           San	
  Francisco	
  
11	
  –	
  12	
  November	
  2011	
  
                    	
  

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Summary of Science Hack Day San Francisco 2011

  • 1. A  summary  of       Science  Hack  Day   San  Francisco   11  –  12  November  2011     by  NASA  #opengov    
  • 2. “Hack  days”  offer  a  unique  opportunity  to  collaborate  on  focused  tasks  for  a  short  period   of  Ame  by  a  small  groups  of  developers  and  are  capable  of  producing  remarkable  results.   The  original  concept  of  a  hack  day  was  popularized  by  Yahoo!  in  2005  and  soon  aJer   became  a  worldwide  trend.       Science  Hack  Day  started  in  London  in  2010  by  a  developer  who  wanted  to  apply  the   concept  to  the  field  of  science.  Since  then  events  had  been  planned  in  numerous  ciAes   around  the  world,  bridging  the  gap  between  the  science,  technology  and  design  industries   and  encouraging  future  collaboraAon,  community  building  and  general  social  awareness  of   one  another.     hNp://sciencehackday.com/        
  • 3. So  what  exactly  can  you  expect  from  a  Science  Hack  Day?  Well,  imagine  a  Venn  diagram   where  the  intersec1on  is  a  mix  of  web  developers  and  science  geeks.  A  world  where   scienAsts,  developers,  designers,  technologists,  and  visionaries,  from  all  walks  of  life,  come   together  for  an  intense  weekend  to  build,  create  and  make  things  in  the  name  of  science.     If  you’ve  never  experienced  a  hack  day,  it’s  an  exciAng  all-­‐night  marathon  experience,  that   amplifies  your  creaAvity  and  challenges  you  to  collaborate  with  others  on  projects  that   you’d  normally  not  have  a  chance  to  tackle.     It’s  hard  to  explain  in  words,  so  we’ve  created  this  presenta1on  to  share  pictures  from   the  event  and  a  short  descrip1on  of  each  of  the  projects.      
  • 17. The  200+  scienAsts,  developers,  designers,  technologists,  and  visionaries  worked  on  a   number  of  projects  ranging  from  developing  open  source  underwater  rovers  to  the   creaAon  of  a  physical  globe  that  uses  a  laser  to  show  the  real  1me  posi1on  of  the   interna1onal  space  sta1on!    Many  of  the  projects  leveraged  NASA  data,  some  of  the   projects  simply  had  fun  with  science.     25  projects  were  presented  on  Sunday  aJernoon  and  we  think  the  results  speak  for   themselves.    A  brief  summary  of  each  is  provided.            
  • 18. 1.  Science  and  Gender   Wrote  python  scripts  to  hack  gender  and  aNributed  gender  to  ambiguous  names.  Data  is   on  github  and  uses  facebook,  wikipedia  and  census  data.   hNp://github.com/cazdev/Science-­‐and-­‐Gender       Creators:  Alex  Kudlick,  MaN  Senate,  and  others    
  • 19. 2.  IsoDrag  TypeFace   Type  faces  should  be  very  well  balanced,  but  does  that  mean  jsut  visually  balanced?  What   about  aerodynamically  balanced?  Took  heleviAca  type  face  and  built  a  mini-­‐wind  tunnel  to   test  the  drag  coefficient  for  all  the  leNers  of  the  alphabet.  Ideally,  all  the  leNers  should   have  the  same  drag  coefficient.  Took  the  leNers  and  changed  the  weights  so  they  all   balance  out  aerodynamically.  hNp://twitpic.com/7dpbrd       Creators:  David  Harris  (@physicsdavid)  Josh  and  Mia  from  Wellington    
  • 20. 3.  ISS  Globe  No1fy   Using  a  laser  mounted  on  the  inside  of  a  translucent  globe  and  a  couple  of  servos  (one   turning  the  globe  and  the  other  controlling  the  pitch  of  the  laser.  Tracks  the  real-­‐Ame   approximate  posiAon  of  the  InternaAonal  Space  StaAon  over  Earth.  One  servo  provide   longitude  and  the  other  servo  provides  laAtude.  Used  the  MakerBot  to  print  the  main  gear.   For  more  informaAon  visit  hNp://github.com/natronics/ISS_Globe  and   hNp://open-­‐noAfy.org/api-­‐doc#iss-­‐now       Creators:  Nathan  Bergey  nathan.bergey@gmail.com  Steven  Davis  smd_1960@yahoo.com   Glenn  LeBrasseur  @glennlebrasseur  Nicolas  Weidinger  @drweidinger  Rachel  Weidinger   @rachelannyes    
  • 21. 4.  Visualize  the  South  African  Na1onal  Budget   A  visualzazaAon  of  the  the  South  African  NaAonal  Budget  to  demonstrate  that  the   spending  on  science  is  very  reasonable.  How  much  does  science  and  technology  really   cost?  VisithNp://carolune.org/ZA_Budget/.  All  the  budget  data  used  in  this  visualizaAon   comes  from  the  South  African  Treasury  website.  The  data  comes  from  the  consolidated   expenditure  esAmates  2010/2011.       Creators:  Carolina  Ödman-­‐Govender  @carolune  Brian  Suda  @briansuda    
  • 22. 5.  Single  Point  Perspec1ve   Pulling  recent  photos  from  Flickr,  shrinking  small,  pusng  them  on  a  map,  to  create  a  photo   of  Earth  based  on  photos  from  Earth.  hNp://jes5199.com/single_point_perspecAve.html       Creators:  Jesse  Wolfe  @jes5199    
  • 23. 6.  Syneseizure   Umasking  reality.  Reality  is  far  too  complex  because  of  the  massive  amounts  of   informaAon,  so  we  set  out  to  hack  our  senses  by  sending  sensory  input  to  the  wrong  sense   with  the  goal  of  purposely  confusing  our  brain  (and  it’s  associated  data  filtering   algorithms).  EssenAally,  the  mask  takes  in  a  visual  input  and  outputs  a  signal  to  influence   our  sense  of  touch.  Implemented  using  a  web  cam  (visual  input)  that  goes  into  an  ardunio   that  drives  sixty  60-­‐cent  mini  speakers  that  affect  your  sense  of  touch.       Creators:  Bala  Ramamurthy,  Watson  Watson,  Lillian  Fritz-­‐Laylin,  Meredith  Carpenter,   Hamilton,  Marissa  Fessenden,  Parker  Imrie,  Tymm  Twillman,  Greg  Freidland,  Fen  Lipkowitz,   and  Liam  Holt    
  • 24. 7.  Large  Hadron  Collider  Data  Hack   One  of  the  experiments  from  the  Large  Hadron  Collider,  the  Compact  Muon  Solenoid   (CMS)  experiment),  has  released  a  small  amount  of  the  data  for  educaAonal  purposes.  A   parAcal  physicist  brought  the  data  to  see  what  they  could  hack  with  the  data.  The  data  is   hard  to  access  and  even  more  difficult  to  understand  (both  from  the  formats  and  physics),   so  it  turned  into  a  hack  that  tried  to  explain  the  data  through  data  visualizaAon  that  will  be   ulAmately  useful  for  physicists  at  CERN  and  Fermi  Lab.  For  more  informaAon: hNp://www.maNbellis.com/index.php?Atle=Science_Hack_Day_2011_(San_Francsico)  and   hNp://maNbellis.com/dimuons.html  (needs  about  60  seconds  to  load)       Creators:  MaN  Bellis  (@maN_bellis)  Lynn  Root  (@roguelynn)  Aaron  Culich  (@aculich)   Morris  Mwanga  (Kenya  ambassador)  Tim  Clem  Kevin    
  • 25. 8.  HomeBrewMicroscope   A  microscope  cable  of  sub-­‐micron  resoluAon  using  plumbing  parts,  an  objecAve  lens,  and  a   digital  camera.  They  were  able  to  resolve  objects  as  wide  as  one  wave  of  green  light.  Total   cost  to  implement  the  hack  was  around  $35  of  parts.Screenshots,  photos  and   videos:hNp://purefixion.com/AllTogether.jpg    
  • 26. 9.  HIV/AIDS:  Meaningful  indicators   HIV/AIDS  spread  follows  complex  human  network  dynamics,  the  details  of  which  are  very   difficult  to  measure.  The  team  explored  a  proof  of  concept  hack  using  WEKA,  a  data  mining   soJware  in  JAVA,  that  explores  the  data  sets  to  analyze  various  indicators  in  a  meaningful   way  to  determine  risk  of  being  HIV  posiAve,  without  asking  any  personal  quesAons.  This   could  inform  prevenAon  and  intervenAon  policies.    
  • 27. 10.  Buckets  of  Tears   bucketsoJears.com  is  a  data  visualizaAon  and  crowdsourcing  project  to  provide  a  web   interface  to  bring  comfort  to  people  who  are  experiencing  sadness.  The  visualizaAon   presents  tweets  from  all  over  the  world  that  contain  the  word  “crying”  in  mulAple   languages.  While  they  are  being  streamed  in  real  Ame,  tear  droplets  show  up  on  a  world   map  to  indicate  their  locaAon.  The  team  conAnues  to  work  on  adding  a  “Comfort”  buNon   which  which  visitors  can  interact  with  the  sad  tweeters  to  cheer  them  up.  Screenshots,   photos  and  videos  are  available  at  www.bucketsoJears.com.  Source  code  and  links  are   available  athNps://github.com/arfon/Tears.       Creators:  Arfon  Smith:  @arfon,  Jarod  Luebbert  @jarodl,  Julia  Bossmann:  @juliabossmann,   Roman  Gurovich:  @romangurovich,  Ryan  Balfanz:  @RyanBalfanz  and  Stuart  Lynn:   @stuart_lynn    
  • 28. 11.  EpiCell   Disease  is  prevalent  but  healthcare  is  not  universal.  Fortunately,  much  of  the  world  now   has  access  to  a  cell  phone.  Technologies  are  being  developed  that  can  turn  cell  phones  into   diagnosAc  devices.  These  devices  can  be  used  at  the  point  of  care  and  the  informaAon  can   be  transmiNed  in  real-­‐Ame  to  experts  and  databases.  If  properly  deployed  and  used,   mobile  diagnosAc  devices  could  facilitate  addressing  the  needs  of  individuals  in   impoverished  areas  and  tracking  the  emergence  of  disease  outbreaks.  To  determine  where   such  devices  should  be  deployed,  we  collected  open  source  geospaAal  data  and  created  a   map  to  idenAfy  locaAons  where  healthcare  was  scarce,  but  cell  phone  coverage  was  readily   available.  The  code  is  available  at  epicell.github.com       Creators:  Aaron  Steele:  @eightysteele  *  Andrew  Hill:  @andrewxhill  *  Arfon  Smith:  @arfon   *  Julia  Bossmann:  @juliabossmann  *  Nancy  Burgess:  NancyB  *  Roman  Gurovich:   @romangurovich  *  Ryan  Balfanz:  @RyanBalfanz  *  Stuart  Lynn:  @stuart_lynn    
  • 29. 12.  OpenROV  Kinect-­‐ivity   Working  the  development  of  an  OpenROV  controllers,  including  iPhone  &  interwebs.   Mounted  geophysical  exploraAon  package  to  ROV.  Successfully  disassembled  Kinect  case   and  extracted  key  hardware,  but  failed  to  mount  due  to  half-­‐inch  size  difference.  Future   plans  include  further  experimentaAon  to  include  a  re-­‐aNempt  with  slightly  larger  ROV.   More  informaAon:  hNp://openrov.com/profiles/blogs/6365107:BlogPost:14103       Creators:  Eric  Stackpole  (@eerrp)  David  Lang  (@davidlang)  Mika  McKinnon   (@mikamckinnon)  Tim  Clem  (@Amothyclem)  Jay  Freeman,  original  Jay  Freeman,  evil  twin   (@saurik)    
  • 30. 13.  DNAquiri   Using  a  DNA  extracAon  protocol,  the  team  created  a  product  of  which  also  happens  to  be  a   tasty  cocktail.  Fruit  cells  (strawberry  and  others)  are  lysed  by  freeze/thaw  and  heat  cycles   to  eliminate  the  use  of  surfactants.  Salt  is  minimized  and  sugar  added  in  order  to  mask  any   salty  flavor.  Bacardi  151  is  layered  over  fruit  purée  to  extract  DNA  into  the  ethanol  phase.   A  Any  umbrella  completes  the  tropical  vibe.  Screenshots,  photos  and  videos: hNp://twitpic.com/7dz2ah  hNp://twitpic.com/7dz23m       Creators:  Patrik  D’Haseleer,  Bonnie  Barrilleaux,  Lily  Lew,  @sulfur_blue,  Joseph,   @codonAUG  Michelle  Peters    
  • 31. 14.  Urban   Using  radio  telemetry,  this  draJ  UI  design  turns  animal  tracking  data  into  visual  paNerns   for  display  in  public  installaAon  and  through  a  mobile  device.  People  viewing  this  data  can   help  scienAsts  monitor  species  habitat  and  migraAon.  The  hack  URL  is   hNp://interacAonart.org/?page_id=483       Creators:  Amber  Didow,  Vicki  Moulder,  Satoka    
  • 32. 15.  Thalamoid   Using  the  Thalamoid  pla}orm,  the  team  connected  an  Android  mobile  device  to  analog   ultrasonic  scienAfic  sensors  to  demonstrate  the  ‘s  ability  to  serve  as  a  data  collecAon   system.  The  system  logs  environmental  data  to  an  SD  card  in  addiAon  to  displaying  it  on   the  screen  for  immediate  feedback.  The  team  aNached  ultrasonic  sensors  to  record  real   data  using  a  mobile  device  and  then  pass  the  data  to  the  cloud.  The  source  code  and  links   and  available  athNp://www.thalamoid.com.  For  more  informaAon  visit hNp://phinominal.com/phinominalblog/       Creators:  MaNeo  Borri,  Paul  Mans,  Akhsar  Kharebov,  Geoffrey  Chu    
  • 33. 16.  Subjects   A  visualizaAon  to  display  subjects  in  scienAfic  papers  using  the  PLoS  search  API.  The  code  is   available  at  hNp://mbostock.github.com/d3/.  The  hack  can  be  viewed  at   hNp://10.0.1.38/~joe/plos/hack2/    
  • 34. 17.  vSculpt   The  team  created  a  virtual  sculpAng  tool  called  vSculpt  is  a  program  which  allows  users  to   use  gestures  in  front  of  a  webcam  to  sculpt  a  3d  model  and  then  print  it  on  a  3d  printer.   The  source  code  and  links  are  available  at  hNp://github.com/laughinghan/opentld       Creators:  David  Allen  Han  Wei  Sabrina  AAenza  Luke  Rast    
  • 35. 18.  OECD  Threatened  Species   This  project  is  designed  to  visualize  some  of  the  environmental  data  on  threatened  species   published  by  the  OECD,  an  internaAonal  organisaAon  helping  governments  tackle  the   economic,  social  and  governance  challenges  of  a  globalised  economy.  The  OECD  produces   reports  on  the  state  of  the  environment  based  on  data  from  parAcipaAng  countries.  The   aim  of  this  project  is  to  compile  and  visualize  the  informaAon  on  threatened  (endangered,   vulnerable,  and  criAcally  endangered)  species  by  country  so  that  it  is  easily  accessible.  The   current  hack  only  includes  the  mammals  data,  but  new  pages  for  fish,  birds,  amphibians,   invertebrates,  plants,  and  repAles  will  be  added  soon.  The  project  is  built  with  the  Google   Chart  apis  for  visualizing  data.  Currently  in  use  are  the  geo  chart  and  bar  chart.  The  hack   URL  is  hNp://www.erinjorichey.com/endangered/mammals-­‐map.html       Creators:  Erin  Richey  @erinjo    
  • 36. 19.  NeckBeard   Using  a  22-­‐line  python  script  and  a  USB  microscope,  development  an  impressive   applicaAon  to  quanAfy  the  length  of  beard  hair  through  visualizaAon  and  data.  The  hack   URL  ishNp://labs.radiantmachines.com/beard         Creators:  Joshua  Gourneau    
  • 37. 20.  Hack  Your  Genome   The  inspiraAon  for  this  project  came  out  of  frustraAon  of  what’s  available  to  analyize  your   own  genome  data.  Many  people  have  their  own  23andMe  genotype  ( hNps://www.23andme.com/),  but  there  is  not  gene  broswer  to  understand  the  variants.   The  team  developed  a  basic  genome  browser  to  display  SNP  data  from  23andMe,  showing   the  rarity  of  each  genotype,  overlaid  on  the  gene  structure.  The  hack  URL  is hNp://j.mp/genomehack       Creators:  Mitch  Skinner,  @surrealize  Jun  Axup,  @junnibug  Patrik  D’haeseleer,  patrikd  Will   Reinhardt,  @wreinhardt  Mohammed  Rahman,  @8iteraAons,  Eri  Gentry,  @erigentry    
  • 38. 21.  Self-­‐Titled   In  scienAfic  publicaAons,  credibility  is  judged  by  the  number  of  citaAons  which  is  ulAmately   a  poor  metric.  With  the  rise  of  electronic  publishing  and  the  social  web,  there  are  exciAng   new  opportuniAes  to  look  at  a  broader  dimension  of  how  a  researcher  influences  his  peers   and  is  in  turn  influenced.  Using  the  Open  APIs  provided  by  the  open  access  publisher  the   Public  Library  of  Science,  the  team  analyzed  research  papers  and  gave  them  a  score   corresponding  to  how  much  confidence  an  author  of  a  paper  expressed  in  his  work.  This   allows  us  to  tune  into  the  signals  expressed  by  the  researcher  about  his  own  work,  which   gives  us  a  much  earlier  signal  of  potenAal  importance  than  we  get  by  waiAng  for  a  paper  to   get  citaAons.  It’s  a  good  thing  in  some  respects  that  science  moves  slow,  but  nothing’s  fast   enough  for  researchers  pushing  the  leading  edge  of  research  in  areas  like  cancer  research,   stem  cell  biology,  and  other  criAcal  rersearch  areas.  Screenshots,  photos  and   videos:  hNp://db.N/1OZnYaaT,  hNp://db.N/tqV03M8G  and  hNp://db.N/cOxeLUKb  The   hack  URL:  hNp://github.com/williamgunn/SciSenAment       Creators:  William  Gunn  (@mrgunn)  MaN  Senate  (@wrought)  Jacob  Schiach    
  • 39. 22.  Physical  Compu1ng   Physical  objects  have  a  sensory  richness  of  meaning  that  screen-­‐based  elements  do  not.   When  we  see,  hear  and  feel  real-­‐world  objects  we  are  enabled  to  train  both  cogniAve  and   perceptual  skills  in  combinaAon.  Therefore,  the  team  developed  code  that  associates   everyday  3-­‐d  objects  as  compuAng  tools,  by  associates  photos  of  objects  taken  from  a   mobile  device  with  a  database  represenAng  other  objects.       Creators:  Henrik  Brink,  Lisa  Ballard    
  • 40. 23.  Quake  Canary  “PEEPS”   Using  an  accelerometer  data  from  arduinos  and  mobile  devices  (iphones  and  geophones),   the  team  created  an  app  that  provides  an  early-­‐warning  noAficaAon  of  an  earthquake.  The   app  leverages  publically-­‐contributed  seismic  data  and  publishes  it  to  a  online  map  using   openheatmap.com.  The  data  is  then  compared  with  USGS  and  UC  Berkeley  Northern   California  Seismic  data  available  to  the  public  in  real  Ame,  as  well  as  visualizes  it  on  a  map.   Users  are  noAficed  of  recent  or  pending  earthquake  using  an  iphone  app.       Creators:  Ryan  Anderson,  Chris  Swanson,  Ariel  Rokem,  David  McKeown,  Jen  Blank,  Mika   McKinnon,  Rachel  Weidinger,  thanks  to  Pete  Worden  (openheatmap.com)    
  • 41. 24.  Code  Hero   Developed  a  game  called  Code  Hero  that  teaches  people  how  to  make  games.  The   soJware  allows  you  to  shoots  javascript  in  3D.  Students  from  Bright  Works  then  used  the   pla}orm,  as  well  as  Unity  and  Google  Sketchup  to  build  a  game  with  four  levels  called   “Pikachu  in  AcAon”.       Creators:  Students  and  Principal  from  the  New  Community  Learning  Center.    
  • 42. The  NASA  Open  Government  team  was  an  acAve  parAcipant  in  the  event.    Sean  Herron   kicked  off  the  day  with  a  standing-­‐room  only  lightening  talk  on  “the  great  universe  of  NASA   data”.         For  a  video  of  Sean’s  presentaAon  visit   hNp://open.nasa.gov/blog/2011/11/13/science-­‐hack-­‐day-­‐sf/    
  • 43. The  OpenGov  team  also  parAcipated  in  the  event  by  developing  on  an  online  tool  that  uses   NASA  data  in  a  new  way.       The  25.  Space  Ipsum  project  is  perhaps  NASA’s  first  experiment  in  responsive  design  –  the   idea  the  content  should  not  dictate  the  look  and  feel  of  the  site.    No  maNer  what  type  of   pla}orm  you  view  the  website  on,  you’ll  always  be  able  to  access  it’s  core  features  due  to   the  use  of  CSS3  media  queries.  This  is  an  evoluAon  in  web  design  and  represents  the  future   of  how  web  design  should  act.    The  site  also  features  some  of  NASA’s  historic  space  images   that  load  as  the  background  randomly  when  a  user  visits  the  site.       The  side-­‐project  actually  lays  the  foundaAon  for  a  bigger  project  we  are  working  on  that   mashes  up  historic  NASA  content  in  a  new  and  useful  way,  but  we’ll  save  the  details  on   that  project  for  another  blog  post  in  the  near  future.     The  tool  is  available  at  hNp://spaceipsum.com.  More  informaAon  available  at: hNp://open.nasa.gov/blog/2011/11/13/space-­‐ipsum/       Creators:  Sean  Herron  @seanherron,  Nick  Skytland  @skytland,  William  Eshagh  @eshagh    
  • 45. For  a  complete  summary  of  the  event,  including  descripAons  of  all  the  projects,  visit:     hNp://open.nasa.gov/blog/2011/11/13/science-­‐hack-­‐day-­‐sf/    
  • 46. A  summary  of     Science  Hack  Day   San  Francisco   11  –  12  November  2011