Mashable has put together a list of simple and easy ways you can help change the world. Because of the importance of this article, I wanted to make sure you were aware of it, whether you subscribe to Mashable or not.
The list includes such simple but helpful activities as donating some of your spare CPU cycles and hard drive space to massive computing projects, such as the following one:
Rosetta@Home– This project uses distributed computing to discover and predict the 3-dimensional shapes of biological proteins. It may not sound terribly exciting, but learning the structures of these complex proteins can help researchers find cures for major human diseases such as HIV, Cancer, Alzheimer’s and Malaria. Check out the system requirements and download the BOINC client to participate.
I have downloaded this client and will donate some of my iMac’s power to this cause. You may also want to consider this, or some of the alternatives that Mashable describes.
I think it is great of Mashable to put together this list. If you know of additional examples that could be added to the list, please let us know in the comments.