Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
By Lily Bui, Nov 30, 2013
Remember the game Mouse Trap? For those of you not familiar with it, Mouse Trap is a board game in which players build a contraption, using various tools and materials, in order to capture a toy mouse on the run. Players often build creative, elaborate traps that operate in various stages, with each distinct stage setting … Read more “MIT Museum Sets Off Annual Chain Reaction on the Friday After Thanksgiving”
Categories: Computers & Technology, Events, Physics
By Ian Vorster, Nov 26, 2013
Dig into this fabulous Thanksgiving menu of citizen science projects you can do between dinner and dessert! “It’s turkey-time!” Those words mean different things to different people—birdwatchers look forward to sighting hens with poults in the spring, hunters raise their glasses when turkey season opens, researchers foresee the final compilation of a summer citizen science count, … Read more “It’s Turkey Time: Summer Wild Turkey Sighting Survey Results”
Categories: Animals, Citizen Science, Nature & Outdoors
By Karen McDonald, Nov 24, 2013
When you consider the field of citizen science you probably think of it as something you do by collecting data, taking pictures, finding plants or animals, or uploading sightings. There’s a new form of citizen science emerging called a “thought experiment.” You may be familiar with thought experiments like that of “Schrödinger’s Cat” or Einstein’s … Read more “Smithsonian Science, a Thought Experiment, and a Citizen Science Challenge”
Categories: Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Geology & Earth Sciences, Guest Contributor
By Melinda T. Hough, Nov 22, 2013
Dig into even more Thanksgiving projects with your friends and family! Imagine: After months of treacherous sailing across the open ocean, skirting coral reefs and rocky shores, you alight upon lush tropical islands greeted by enticing aromas, unknown species, and a symphony of bird song… Four years into her circumnavigation of the globe, the HMS … Read more “Exploring the Biodiversity of the Galapagos Islands As “Darwin for a Day””
Categories: Animals, Apps, Biology, Birds, Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Nature & Outdoors
By Lily Bui,
This is an announcement from the Citizen Cyberscience Summit. Following the successful Citizen Cyberscience Summits in 2010 and 2012, we are pleased to announce a third meeting in London on 20-22 February 2014. By citizen cyberscience, we refer to the wide range of activities that enable people from all walks of life to join … Read more “Citizen Cyberscience Summit 2014: Call for Workshops, Papers and Participation”
Categories: Events, In the News
By Arvind Suresh, Nov 21, 2013
The hills are alive with citizen science. More musical projects for your ears and brain. This morning, I woke up after a good night’s rest, ready to take on the world. I was still lying in bed, thinking about how great it would be if I could just lace up and go out for a … Read more “Hooked – Can’t get that song out of your head? Here’s how you find out why!”
Categories: Citizen Science
By Lily Bui, Nov 20, 2013
This is a guest post from Bob Perciasepe. Appointed by President Obama in 2009 as the U.S. EPA’s Deputy Administrator, Bob Perciasepe continues a career spanning nearly four decades as one of the nation’s leading environmental and public policy figures. An expert on environmental stewardship, advocacy, public policy, and national resource and organizational management, Perciasepe … Read more “The Value of Citizen Science [A Note From the EPA]”
Categories: Citizen Science
By Jenna Lang, Nov 19, 2013
We’ve updated and reposted this Thanksgiving Day treat, from Lily Bui! Dig into this serving of Thanksgiving projects with your friends and family! Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count Help researchers take census of winter Monarch butterflies. Count Monarchs in colonies, during the mornings around Thanksgiving. Get started! Thanksgiving Day Western Bird Count Help monitor winter bird … Read more “A Fabulous Menu of Citizen Science for Thanksgiving”
Categories: Animals, Biology, Birds, Citizen Science, Nature & Outdoors
By Carolyn Graybeal, Nov 12, 2013
Science endeavors to be a collaborative and open process. Unfortunately, it can be challenging for independent citizen scientists to share their data or publish their research findings. “Despite the quality of their work, competent amateurs and citizen scientists are not well-represented in the research literature,” explains Dr. Sheldon Greaves co-founder and Executive Director of the … Read more “Open science: resources for sharing and publishing citizen science research”
Categories: Citizen Science, Computers & Technology
By Carolyn Graybeal, Nov 05, 2013
Absolute pitch, also known as “perfect pitch” is the ability to instantaneously identify a musical note or recreate that note without an external reference. It is not fully understood why some people have perfect pitch and others do not, but it seems to require both an innate predisposition as well as musical training. Do you … Read more “Perfect Pitch: Citizen Science for Your Ears”
Categories: Citizen Science
