Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
By Rae Moore - Editor, Jul 14, 2014
Every week, Caren Cooper’s Coop’s Citizen Sci Scoop delves into relevant citizen science topics. During a recent trip to Italy for a citizen science summer course, Caren discovered the challenges of communicating about citizen science. While the definition itself is open to interpretation, the word “citizen science” is also not a universally-known term. In the … Read more “Coop’s Citizen Sci Scoop: Does citizen science get lost in translation?”
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By Rae Moore - Editor, Jul 05, 2014
Every week, Caren Cooper’s Coop’s Citizen Sci Scoop delves into relevant citizen science topics, and rounds up scientific publications that have relied on citizen science. In honor of Independence Day, Caren focused on Thomas Jefferson’s vision of civic duty and pursuit of knowledge, and demonstrated how Jefferson’s desire to track weather conditions has resulted in a legacy … Read more “Coop’s Citizen Sci Scoop: Jefferson’s Legacy Cultivates a Nation of Amateurs”
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