Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
Look back at two shark citizen science projects featured on the SciStarter blog. Want to learn about and protect sharks? We’ve got you covered! Sharks often get a bad rap; they’re featured in the media as dangerous killers that prey upon helpless human beings and animals. Although shark attacks occur, they are rare; and attempts … Read more “How Are Cows and Purses Related to Sharks?”
Categories: Citizen Science, Ocean & Water
Connect with others and learn about basking sharks with the New England Basking Shark project. Want to learn about and protect sharks? We’ve got you covered! With abundant jellyfish and other gelatinous critters, the New England area is always a trendy place for a basking shark to go for a meal after a long day travelling. … Read more “Big Fish, Dainty Meals: Observing Shark Behavior with the New England Basking Shark Project”
Categories: Animals, Citizen Science, Nature & Outdoors, Ocean & Water
This post is part of Exploring a Culture of Health, a citizen science series brought to you by Discover Magazine, SciStarter and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, serving as an ally to help Americans work together to build a national Culture of Health that enables everyone to lead healthier lives now and for generations to come. What we … Read more “Exploring a Culture of Health: Reimagining Medical and Health Education”
Categories: Citizen Science
On Sunday August 10, join Slooh and citizen scientists as they observe the Super Moon. Don’t miss a live interview (Sunday at 7:30 ET) with SciStarter’s founder Darlene Cavalier on Slooh, the telescope and astronomy website devoted to stars and the cosmos. There is a tendency to prefix anything dramatic, unusual or super … Read more “Super Moon, Super Meteor Showers, Super Citizen Science”
Categories: Astronomy & Space, Citizen Science, Events
It’s Shark Week for Citizen Scientists! It’s that time of year again. (Cue Jaws theme song.) Discovery Channel’s Shark Week starts on August 10th! But rather than fear these beautiful creatures, participate in projects to help advance research about sharks! Hey! If you’re involved in more than one citizen science project, we’d like to hear … Read more “Citizen Science, Shark Week Edition”
Categories: Citizen Science, Newsletter
A new citizen science project invites volunteers to help study insect diversity in the Grand Canyon. Every night when she’s on the water, Gibney Siemion, a river expedition guide in the Grand Canyon, crouches at the edge of the Colorado River right on the line where the sand turns from wet to dry. Her equipment … Read more “Is our thirst for energy killing the ecology of the Grand Canyon?”
Categories: Animals, Biology, Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Insects, Nature & Outdoors, Ocean & Water, Science Policy
This post is part of Exploring a Culture of Health, a citizen science series brought to you by Discover Magazine, SciStarter and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, serving as an ally to help Americans work together to build a national Culture of Health that enables everyone to lead healthier lives now and for generations to come. With the advent … Read more “Exploring a Culture of Health: Navigating the Path Towards Responsible Personal Health Data Research”
Categories: Citizen Science
Turn your beach visit into marine ecology research on worldwide jellyfish populations. Looking for more summertime citizen science projects? Find them here. Between 2012 and 2013, power plants in Israel, Sweden, Scotland, Japan, and the U.S. were shut down unexpectedly, all for the same reason: jellyfish. Blooms of jellyfish abundantly swarmed in coastal waters and clogged … Read more “Jellywatch: Observing Blobs for Marine Ecology”
Categories: Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Nature & Outdoors, Ocean & Water
This post, written by Christine Nieves, originally appeared on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Pioneering Ideas blog. Check out the citizen science projects mentioned in the post, such as: FoldIt, Sound Around You, and FightMalaria@Home. I remember the distinct feeling of learning about Foldit. It was a mixture of awe and hope for the potential breakthrough contributions a … Read more “Exploring Citizen Science”
Categories: Citizen Science, Health
Want to learn about data visualization in citizen science? Take part in CitSci.org’s Feature Friday! What: This feature Friday will focus on data visualization on the CitSci.org site. Who: Anyone who is interested in data visualization in a citizen science setting. Please join our conversation with your valuable input. Researchers, coordinators, and volunteers are … Read more “Discussion on Data Visualization through CitSci.org’s Feature Friday”
Categories: Citizen Science, Events
