Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
By Guest Contributor, Jun 01, 2016
Autoimmune Citizen Science is an app to help people with autoimmune diseases track their symptoms, lab tests, and treatments in order to see what’s working and what isn’t. Individual data is aggregated in order to see what’s working for the community as a whole. Check out the project on SciStarter and sign up for the … Read more “Autoimmune Diseases Affect Millions of Americans: Here’s How Citizen Science Can Help”
Categories: Apps, Biology, Citizen Science, Computers & Technology, Guest Contributor, Project Profile
By Guest Contributor, May 04, 2016
Help researchers monitor and understand light pollution with a simple smartphone app … Read more
Categories: Apps, Astronomy & Space, Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Guest Contributor, Project Profile
By Carolyn Graybeal, Feb 11, 2016
Individuals diagnosed with muscle-invasive bladder cancer face a difficult treatment decision – intensive radiotherapy or complete surgical removal of their bladder. Each option has benefits and draw backs, and there are limited data available to patients and physicians to help predict which treatment might provide the best outcome. Dr. Anne Kiltie, Associate Professor of Radiation … Read more “The gamification of data analysis in cancer increases citizen contribution and reduces research time”
Categories: Apps, Biology, Citizen Science, Gaming, Project Profile
By Guest Contributor, Nov 23, 2015
Explore dynamic data with OpenSignal, the app that directs you toward the best cell phone signal while creating a comprehensive map of international signal strength across carriers! … Read more
Categories: Apps, Computers & Technology, Project Profile
By Arvind Suresh, Sep 23, 2015
The abundance of mobile technology puts citizen science at the tip of your fingers. Our editors have chosen 5 apps to get you started. Find many more apps and a thousand more projects in theSciStarter Project Finder. New! Now you can add citizen science events like meet ups, celebrations, citsci cafes, and more, … Read more “There’s a (citizen science) app for that!”
Categories: Apps, Newsletter
By Carolyn Graybeal, Aug 08, 2015
Calling volunteers! Cancer Research UK has a new project called The Trailblazer Project. The goal is to develop an app that improves how users analyze cancer pathology data. Volunteers to help test the prototype. The Cancer Research UK’s Citizen Science team is committed to finding innovative ways to accelerate research by crowdsourcing. Already, the team … Read more “Volunteers needed to test drive Cancer Research UK’s new analysis mechanic.”
Categories: Apps, Biology, Citizen Science, Computers & Technology
By Darlene Cavalier, Mar 20, 2015
As part of SciStarter’s regular radio series with WHYY’s The Pulse, we highlight new developments in citizen science and a few projects ripe for spring! As the weather starts warming up and we all begin shedding our thick, winter coats, a crop of new citizen science projects are enticing us to get outdoors in the name … Read more ““What’s in store for citizen scientists this spring,” WHYY’s The Pulse”
Categories: Animals, Apps, Biology, Climate & Weather, Ecology & Environment, Events
By Darlene Cavalier, Mar 03, 2015
Have at em! Click on the image to find an app or two for you. (Courtesy of Google Play.)
Categories: Apps, Citizen Science
By Arvind Suresh, Feb 23, 2015
Citizen science makes serious contributions to our understanding of the world, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have some fun doing it! Here are five projects that combine science and gameplay to create an exciting experience for everyone. Cheers! The SciStarter Team
Categories: Apps, Gaming
By Ariel Simons, Jan 12, 2015
Editor’s note: This post originally appeared on the author’s blog. Project SCARAB is one of more than 800 great citizen science projects on SciStarter. Use our project finder to find one that you can participate in! The great thing about living in a major port city such as Los Angeles is having access to ideas and … Read more “What is killing California’s trees, and what can you do about it?”
Categories: Apps, Biology, Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Insects
