How do you feel about sharing your medical data for research? What does it mean when data is anonymised? And what insights can data science really give us about a treatment?

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These are the questions raised by the Data Science Game, a mobile festival and exhibition experience for 4 to 8 players. Split into teams of medical experts and data researchers, players analyse records and jointly investigate different treatments to an unusual ailment. Both speed and security matter as they work towards a decision.

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The Data Science Game was commissioned by the Health e-Research Centre at the University of Manchester. It is co-designed by Sarah Fox and Ben Green, and was shown at Lancashire Science Festival, Bluedot and Science Uncovered in 2018.

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Read Sarah's blog about the game.