Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
By Kristin Butler, Sep 26, 2017
How can you protect an astronaut from getting a sunburn in space? The Royal Society of Chemistry in London has designed a collection of hands-on chemistry experiments that kids can do to explore this question and discover the answer for themselves. The project is called Mission: Starlight. It is free and includes downloadable videos, worksheets, and … Read more “Mission: Starlight Uses Space to Spark Curiosity in Chemistry”
Categories: Astronomy & Space, Chemistry, Citizen Science, Project Profile
By Guest Contributor, Sep 22, 2017
Detecting emotional concepts, such as sarcasm, within a text is not an easy task for an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm. For instance, consider the sentence below. Without the emoji present it’s not clear what the author was feeling. The author could have been sad because of a lack of a special someone in his life … Read more “DeepMoji: Citizen science to create emotional AI algorithms”
Categories: Citizen Science, Guest Contributor, Project Profile
By Kristin Butler, Sep 21, 2017
Like many people, I was first introduced to the world of archaeology by Indiana Jones, that adventuresome character who lit up the big screen rescuing artifacts from villains by the skin of his teeth. Indy was awesome and will always have a place in my heart. But while he succeeded in making archaeology seem romantic, … Read more “Discovering our Common Humanity through Space Archaeology”
Categories: Archeology, Citizen Science, Project Profile
By Darlene Cavalier, Sep 19, 2017
You spoke, we listened. So come on over and check out the new SciStarter, your source for real science you can do! We feature more than 1600 current opportunities for you (yup, you!) to advance scientific research, locally or globally. Help scientists and community leaders monitor the quality of water, air and soil near you. … Read more “Introducing SciStarter 2.0; built with you in mind.”
Categories: Citizen Science, SciStarter News
By Sarah Newman, Sep 18, 2017
“For bees the flower is the fountain of life. For flowers, the bee is the messenger of love.” -Kahlil Gibran In honor of National Honey Month we’ve highlighted a few citizen science projects you can do to help us better understand our buzzing friends the bees. From honey bees to bumble bees, there’s something for … Read more “Sweet Citizen Science for National Honey Month”
Categories: Citizen Science, Featured Projects
By Guest Contributor, Sep 13, 2017
By: Lily Bui In the brief span of two months, a series of disasters have swept across the globe. Hurricanes in the Gulf Coast and the Caribbean left homes, businesses, and streets flooded, disarmed power grids and basic services, and devastated the communities that rely on them. An earthquake in Mexico spurred mass evacuations and … Read more “Digital Disaster Relief: Crowdsourced Responses to Hurricanes, Earthquakes, and Floods Around the World”
Categories: Citizen Science, Climate & Weather, Project Profile
By Guest Contributor, Sep 07, 2017
By: Megan Ray Nichols It’s always fun to have a ladybug land on your arm while outside — but these days, it’s more and more likely that any ladybugs landing on you or the plants in your garden are not native to North America. Over the past three decades, several ladybug species native to North … Read more “Help Cornell Researchers Find the Lost Ladybugs”
Categories: Citizen Science, Girl Scouts, Guest Contributor, Insects, Project Profile
By Darlene Cavalier, Sep 06, 2017
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (ILMS) announced the awarding of a National Leadership Grant for Libraries to develop a field-tested, replicable, low-cost toolkit of citizen science resources for public libraries. … Read more
Categories: Citizen Science News, libraries, SciStarter News
By Darlene Cavalier,
Greater participation in citizen science and engagement in science and technology decision-making helps you take control of your own future. … Read more
Categories: In the News, Other
By Guest Contributor, Aug 29, 2017
By Dolores Hill and Carl Hergenrother, Target Asteroids! Co-Leads Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission Today’s amateur astronomers carry on long held traditions in citizen science by making valuable contributions in data collection and monitoring celestial objects of all kinds. They supplement work done by professional astronomers and fill gaps … Read more “The Sky is Falling! Or is It?”
Categories: Astronomy & Space, Citizen Science, Project Profile
