Hooked – Can’t get that song out of your head? Here’s how you find out why!

The hills are alive with citizen science. More musical projects for your ears and brain. This morning, I woke up after a good night’s rest, ready to take on the world. I was still lying in bed, thinking about how great it would be if I could just lace up and go out for a … Read more “Hooked – Can’t get that song out of your head? Here’s how you find out why!”

Categories: Citizen Science

The Value of Citizen Science [A Note From the EPA]

This is a guest post from Bob Perciasepe. Appointed by President Obama in 2009 as the U.S. EPA’s Deputy Administrator, Bob Perciasepe continues a career spanning nearly four decades as one of the nation’s leading environmental and public policy figures. An expert on environmental stewardship, advocacy, public policy, and national resource and organizational management, Perciasepe … Read more “The Value of Citizen Science [A Note From the EPA]”

Categories: Citizen Science

A Fabulous Menu of Citizen Science for Thanksgiving

We’ve updated and reposted this Thanksgiving Day treat,  from Lily Bui! Dig into this serving of Thanksgiving projects with your friends and family! Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count Help researchers take census of winter Monarch butterflies. Count Monarchs in colonies, during the mornings around Thanksgiving. Get started!   Thanksgiving Day Western Bird Count Help monitor winter bird … Read more “A Fabulous Menu of Citizen Science for Thanksgiving”

Categories: Animals, Biology, Birds, Citizen Science, Nature & Outdoors

Open science: resources for sharing and publishing citizen science research

Science endeavors to be a collaborative and open process. Unfortunately, it can be challenging for independent citizen scientists to share their data or publish their research findings. “Despite the quality of their work, competent amateurs and citizen scientists are not well-represented in the research literature,” explains Dr. Sheldon Greaves co-founder and Executive Director of the … Read more “Open science: resources for sharing and publishing citizen science research”

Categories: Citizen Science, Computers & Technology

Perfect Pitch: Citizen Science for Your Ears

Absolute pitch, also known as “perfect pitch” is the ability to instantaneously identify a musical note or recreate that note without an external reference. It is not fully understood why some people have perfect pitch and others do not, but it seems to require both an innate predisposition as well as musical training. Do you … Read more “Perfect Pitch: Citizen Science for Your Ears”

Categories: Citizen Science

Music Lovers Take Note: Citizen Science Music Projects!

We’ve synthesized a list of five musical citizen science projects. Fine tune your brain while contributing to research! Perfect Pitch Test Do you have absolute pitch, the ability to identify or recreate a musical note without any reference? If so, researchers at the Perfect Pitch Test need your help. Get started!   #Hooked Imagine listening … Read more “Music Lovers Take Note: Citizen Science Music Projects!”

Categories: Citizen Science

The TODAY Show Participates in Project MERCCURI!

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy The TODAY Show recently participated in Project MERCCURI, presented by UC Davis, SciStarter, and Science Cheerleader. They anchors swabbed Studio 1A for microbes on air! Looks like they had fun. They’ve sent their microbes to UC Davis where they will be cultured and … Read more “The TODAY Show Participates in Project MERCCURI!”

Categories: In the News

Project MERCCURI Goes to the Bay Area Science Festival!

If you’re in the Bay Area this weekend, come down to the Bay Area Science Festival at AT&T Park! This event is FREE and hosts a plethora of interactive exhibits, experiments, games, and shows. Unleash your inner scientist! Event Details: Bay Area Science FestivalAT&T Park 24 Willie Mays Plaza San Francisco, CA 94107 Saturday, November … Read more “Project MERCCURI Goes to the Bay Area Science Festival!”

Categories: Citizen Science, Events

What Lies in the Soil?

Drag your bones toward even more Halloween-themed citizen science! We know from basic ecology that organisms are adapted to their environment, and where certain organisms live should fall along a gradient of critical environmental factors such as moisture, temperature, nutrient availability, or substrate. How these factors impact diversity and distribution are questions that we could … Read more “What Lies in the Soil?”

Categories: Biology, Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Nature & Outdoors

SciStarter’s founder to speak about citizen science: NPR’s Weekend in Washington

If you’re planning to attend NPR’s “Weekend in Washington” conference on November 2, let’s meet up! SciStarter’s founder, Darlene Cavalier, will be speaking about the rise of citizen science (regular people doing real science). From National Public Radio: “NPR’s Weekend in Washington is our annual, multi-day convergence of award-winning journalists, innovative leaders from Member Stations and … Read more “SciStarter’s founder to speak about citizen science: NPR’s Weekend in Washington”

Categories: Events, In the News