Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
Zombees and spiders and bats, Oh MY! Drag your bones over, give these projects a TRY! Happy Halloween! From the SciStarter team. Here are five projects to put a smile on your skull. Want a free SciStarter Tshirt? Take our quick survey before Tuesday, 10/21! (Update: Limited Quantities Available!) Loss of the Night Bring Citizen … Read more “Five Halloween Treats for Citizen Scientists”
Categories: Citizen Science
The Knight Foundation today announced the latest winners of its Knight Prototype Fund. Eighteen projects will receive $35,000 to help them bring their concepts closer to fruition and one of the 18 projects is ours: SciStarter ‘s project will connect data journalists and researchers with citizen scientists who are interested in helping them collect data about … Read more “SciStarter among 18 winners of Knight Prototype Fund!”
Categories: In the News
In our latest newsletter we’ve picked citizen science projects where you can collaborate with scientists and use sounds and radio waves to track environmental health, understand our solar system, and even search for extraterrestrial intelligence. And don’t forget to tune into NPR/WHYY’s Citizen Science radio series, produced in partnership with SciStarter. And without further ado, here’s science you … Read more “The Sound of Science! 5 Citizen Science Projects That Need Your Ears”
Categories: Citizen Science
Listen. Let’s get one thing straight: I am an unabashed public radio nerd. So, when citizen science and public radio come together, I am nothing short of ecstatic. But it’s not just my public radio nerdiness for its own sake. Rather, this convergence speaks to a larger narrative (for me, at least) — that of … Read more “Citizen Science on the Radio”
Categories: Citizen Science, In the News
Editor’s note: The Smell Experience Project is one of more than 800 projects on SciStarter. Use our project finder to search and participate in citizen science that interests you! I hate the smell of a mall. Everything reeks of that seemingly incurable lust for stuff—‘buy me, buy me’ is the cry. It’s as if the building is overdosing on … Read more “When Dog Vomit Smells Delightful”
Categories: Health
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Dr. Robert Gutsche, Jr., Assistant Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Florida International University and a part of the team at Eyes on the Rise, a crowd-hydrology citizen science project. University and high school students at Florida International University’s Biscayne Bay Campus are … Read more “Eyes on the Rise: Sea Level Rise Rally”
Categories: Citizen Science
Keep track of water quality and learn about environmental stewardship with Stream Team. Looking for more water monitoring projects? We’ve got you covered! Spencer Towle is a senior at Cate School in Carpinteria. As we walk down to a bioswale on the campus, this San Francisco native with a head of unruly brown hair describes … Read more “Stewards of the Stream: When Citizen Science Meets Water Quality”
Categories: Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Ocean & Water
Monitor the quality and quantity of Wisconsin’s streams with Water Action Volunteers. Interested in water monitoring projects? We’ve got you covered! Human uses of the land impact the quality and quantity of waters in local streams, which in turn, can affect our recreational activities such as fishing, boating and swimming, and our drinking water quality. … Read more “Wisconsin’s Water Action Volunteers – Making Waves for Action [GUEST POST]”
Categories: Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Nature & Outdoors, Ocean & Water
Buckle up folks, ‘cause NASA is coming to you with a challenge. On Saturday, NASA announced at the World Maker Faire in New York that it has opened up registration for the ‘Mars Balance Mass Challenge’. The space agency has had a history of engaging citizen scientists through online crowdsourcing initiatives such as Target Asteroids!, … Read more “Your Citizen Science Idea Could Fly to Mars and Win You $20,000 from NASA!”
Categories: Astronomy & Space
On September 18th of each year, the World Water Monitoring Challenge (WWMC) encourages people around the world to test the quality of the water near them, share their findings, and become inspired to protect one of the most important (if not the most important) resource on our planet. In celebration of the WWMC, our editors are floating … Read more “Citizen Science and Water Monitoring: How Healthy is the Water Near You?”
Categories: Citizen Science
