Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
By Danielle Griffin, Dec 28, 2018
Mary Ellen Hannibal, Citizen Scientist: Searching for Heroes and Hope in an Age of Extinction, New York, NY: The Experiment, 2016. 432 pp. $29.95 hardcover, $17.95 paperback. Mary Ellen Hannibal’s Citizen Scientist: Searching for Heroes and Hope in an Age of Extinction is a beautiful collection that explores a wide range of stories. From the … Read more “Book Review: Citizen Science for Now and for Always”
Categories: Book Review, Environment
By Patricia Balbon, Nov 26, 2018
Busch, Akiko. The Incidental Steward: Reflections on Citizen Science. Yale University Press, 2014. 256 pages. Paperback $US16.00 One evening as she was preparing dinner, Jennifer Doudna’s son noticed her laughing out loud. The biochemist had been thinking about how bacteria have the ability to protect themselves by finding and clipping a virus’ DNA—CRISPR—a clever mechanism … Read more “Book Review: Introspection through citizen science”
Categories: Book Review, Citizen Science, Nature & Outdoors
By Tyler Black, Oct 10, 2018
Forrester, Anna. Bat Count: A Citizen Science Story. Arbordale Publishing, 2017. 32 pages. Paperback (English and Spanish editions) $US9.95. Bathala, Neeti, Keats Curtis, Jennifer, & Jones, Veronica V. (Illustrator). Moonlight Crab Count. Arbordale Publishing, 2017. 32 pages.Paperback (English and Spanish editions) $US9.95. Looking for some not-so-spooky reads for your little ones? Just in time for … Read more “Book Review: Citizen Science for Your Littlest Researcher”
Categories: Book Review, Citizen Science, EarthSchool, libraries