Reflecting on the Life of a Citizen Scientist
Smitten by Giraffe: My Life as a Citizen Scientist is a memoir by Anne Innis Dagg. In the text, she…
Tag: citizen science
Learning Where Water Comes From, With Isotopes
Researchers track the origins of water across the world, and how it varies over time and place, by analyzing its…
Help Audubon Protect Threatened Birds
Audubon’s Climate Watch Program needs volunteers to help it spot 12 birds threatened by climate change. Are you in? “Hope…
Changing Methods of Science Communication Online
Science Communication Online: A New Book Exploring How We Do and Share Science On the Internet. We are providing free access to the book.
Alzheimer’s research furthered with citizen science games
A team of researchers at the Human Computation Institute and Cornell University seek to understand what causes a 30% reduction…
Sound Around Town Uses Data to Combat Noise Pollution
By Bradley Allf At the start of World War I, thousands of soldiers were coming down with a baffling condition:…
Citizen Science in Nebraska is Bigger Than You Think
by Megan Ray Nichols (@nicholsrmegan) In Nebraska, scientists working for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission are increasingly relying on…
Cyberchase Makes Math and Science Exciting, Fun, and Relevant to Kids
By Bob Krech Based on my many years of teaching elementary math and science, I know that when kids are…
Citizen Science Connected, a New Blog Platform
SciStarter and Science Connected are partnering to produce a new blog platform: Citizen Science Connected. Citizen science is a way…
Slavery from Space: Citizen Science in the Antislavery Movement
By Dr. Jessica Wardlaw Slavery from Space is a citizen science project that allows users to further the antislavery movement…