Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
By Darlene Cavalier, Jul 17, 2012
We’re so excited to be featured on the popular blog, Bad Astronomer, authored by the talented Phil Plait. Here’s what he had to say about us in his blog (featured on Discover Magazine’s website): Citizen Science.It’s a powerful new tool, crowdsourcing the work to people interested in helping out. And the cool thing is: it … Read more “Join the Citizen Science Brigade! (SciStarter featured on DiscoverMagazine.com)”
Categories: Citizen Science, In the News
By Darlene Cavalier, Feb 19, 2012
If you live in or near Philadelphia, here’s a recent piece from the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Sandy Bauer, on wildlife citizen science projects for you! We especially like this excerpt: And if you REALLY want to get involved, check out SciStarter, which is considered to be the largest aggregator of citizen science and crowdsourced projects. You … Read more “Show ’em what ya got (Philly).”
Categories: In the News
By John Ohab, Feb 08, 2012
Citizen scientists around the world finally have their own anthem! Monty Harper, an Oklahama-based educator and entertainer, has released his latest song, “Citizen Scientist,” featuring SciStarter! We’ve adopted this as our theme song. Harper drew inspiration from the research of Dr. Janette Steets, a botanist at Oklahoma State University. And the best part is that … Read more “An ode to you: a citizen science theme song!”
Categories: Citizen Science, EarthSchool, In the News
By John Ohab, Jan 16, 2012
In a former life, Darlene was a cheerleader for the Philadelphia 76ers. Today, she's the founder of SciStarter and Science Cheerleader, two websites dedicated to spreading the word that science is something anyone can do (as you know!). … Read more
Categories: In the News, Science Cheerleaders
By Darlene Cavalier, Jan 07, 2012
Business Spotlight magazine is Europe’s leading magazine for international business communication in English.This month, the magazine includes a feature on “citizen scientists” (folks without science degrees who contribute to real science). The article gives a few nods to the work of SciStarter (formerly known as Science For Citizens) and the many projects featured in our … Read more “Citizen Science featured in Europe’s Business Spotlight magazine”
Categories: In the News
By John Ohab, Dec 22, 2011
Comet Lovejoy takes a death-defying journey through several-million degree solar corona as it passes the Sun on December 15th, 2011. … Read more
Categories: Astronomy & Space, In the News
By Darlene Cavalier, Nov 17, 2011
Welcome to the new and improved Science for Citizens…now known as SciStarter! The upgrade was designed to make it easier for you to find, learn about, and get involved in citizen science projects of interest to you. Now, you can search by topic (birds, astronomy, etc) or by activity (while at the beach, on a … Read more “Science For Citizens is now SciStarter!”
Categories: Citizen Science, In the News
By Darlene Cavalier, Oct 13, 2011
"Science for Citizens is doing a great job of tapping into the vast network of people who are interested in science and craving more participation than just reading about it." GeekDad, Wired.com … Read more
Categories: Citizen Science, In the News
By John Ohab, Aug 19, 2011
Amy Mayer at Schools.com wrote a nice story about citizen science, featuring a few insights from Science for Citizens contributors Drs. Lisa Gardiner and John Ohab. Here’s a quick excerpt: Aspiring research scientists, environmentalists, mobile technology aficionados and video game buffs all can contribute to myriad citizen science projects, along the way joining a global … Read more “Schools.com: Don’t just sit there–do some science!”
Categories: Citizen Science, In the News
By John Ohab, Jul 20, 2011
On Tuesday, July 26 at 9pm ET, The Weather Channel will air the “Changing Planet” Town Hall focused on clean energy and green jobs. Science for Citizens is a partner in this three-part series. Here’s more information from NBC News: This town hall broadcast is the second in a 3-part series that brings together scientists, … Read more ““Changing Planet” Town Hall: clean energy, green jobs”
Categories: Climate & Weather, Ecology & Environment, In the News, Science Education Standards, Science Policy
