Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
By Catherine Price, Mar 24, 2017
This April, The Crowd & The Cloud brings you a 4-part public television series exploring citizen science, crowdsourcing, and mobile technology. You’ll find the SciStarter Project Finder on The Crowd & The Cloud website to help viewers of the show become do-ers of science! Below we’ve highlighted each episode and related projects to jump start … Read more “Citizen science comes to public television this April”
Categories: Citizen Science, Citizen Science News, Computers & Technology, Ecology & Environment, Newsletter
By Catherine Price, Mar 23, 2017
On Saturday, March 25, join hundreds of millions of people around the world and turn off your lights for one hour to show your commitment to the planet, the starry night sky and our collective fight against climate change and light pollution. Participate in Globe at Night before, during and after Earth Hour (Saturday, March … Read more “Globe at Night and Earth Hour: two causes with a common goal”
Categories: Citizen Science, Events
By Catherine Price, Mar 22, 2017
There’s still time to register for the Citizen Science Association Conference (5/17-5/20 in Minneapolis, MN)! The conference will start on May 17 with a series of workshops and special events to dive deep into relevant topics. As a proud cofounder of Citizen Science Day, SciStarter is pleased to invite you to join the Citizen Science … Read more “Don’t miss the Citizen Science Day workshop at the CSA Conference!”
Categories: ASU Citizen Science Maker Summit, Citizen Science, Events
By Catherine Price, Mar 21, 2017
SciStarter and the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta will be at the Atlanta Science Festival Expo on March 25th to help collect important cloud data for NASA. You are invited to join us! Local Girl Scouts will show you how to help NASA ground-truth satellite data by identifying clouds, making observations, and adding your photos to the GLOBE.gov Observer … Read more “Girl Scouts and Citizen Science at the Atlanta Science Festival”
Categories: Citizen Science, Events, Girl Scouts, Science Cheerleaders
By Catherine Price, Feb 09, 2017
Join the SciStarter, Science Cheerleader and our partners from Discover Magazine and Astronomy Magazine at the free Family Science Days in Boston on February 18th-19th as part of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting. This free event features tons of interactive science exhibits. Come talk with scientists, learn about their … Read more “Join SciStarter at AAAS Family Science Days in Boston!”
Categories: Citizen Science, Events, Science Cheerleaders
By Catherine Price, Jan 28, 2017
Nearly 50 million Americans live with one or more of 80 recognized autoimmune disorders, conditions in which the body’s immune system attacks healthy cells or tissues. Though widespread, the search for treatments for these conditions can be convoluted and frustrating. Autoimmune Citizen Science founder Vivek Mandan experienced this frustration first-hand as he struggled to deal … Read more “New Hope for Autoimmune Disease Treatment with Citizen Science”
Categories: Citizen Science, Project Profile
By Catherine Price, Jan 27, 2017
Citizen Science Day is back! SciStarter is excited to once again present Citizen Science Day in collaboration with the Citizen Science Association! This event is a chance to celebrate the millions of citizen scientists who have contributed countless hours to collect data in their backyard, analyze online images to cure diseases, build low-cost instruments, and so much … Read more “Announcing Citizen Science Day 2017!”
Categories: ASU Citizen Science Maker Summit, Citizen Science, Events
By Catherine Price, Jan 04, 2017
Every January, the SciStarter team begins the new year with a look back to the past. What kinds of stories did we tell in the past year, and which ones were our readers’ favorites? Below we’ve highlighted ten of our most popular posts from 2016. Check out what you might have missed and share with your friends! Augmented … Read more “From Pokémon to Pollinators: SciStarter’s Top 10 Posts of 2016”
Categories: Citizen Science, Other
By Catherine Price, Nov 28, 2016
Are you in the gift-giving mood? We have the best gift ideas for the citizen scientist in your life. KITS AND TOOLS SciStarter El Nino Kit: This all-in-one kit is everything you need to get started in NASA’s SMAP project with SciStarter. The kit can be a great gift for an outdoorsy family who is … Read more “SciStarter’s Citizen Science Gift Guide”
Categories: Citizen Science, Other
By Catherine Price, Nov 09, 2016
Today is World Science Day, an internationally celebrated day to increase the public’s ability to participate more meaningfully in science and to take action on environmental issues important to their community. The day also coincides with International Science Center and Science Museum Day. At SciStarter, we see citizen science as the perfect way to celebrate and … Read more “Celebrate World Science Day with Citizen Science and NASA”
Categories: Apps, Citizen Science, Events
