Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
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
This week on The Pulse and SciStarter’s segment about citizen science, producer Kimberly Haas speaks with Dan Duran, who is running a project that monitors the elusive Elaphrus beetle to monitor stream health. Read WHYY’s related blog post to learn more. Here’s an excerpt: Dan Duran, assistant professor in Drexel University’s Department of Biodiversity, Earth … Read more “Citizen Science on the Radio: WHYY Features Dan Duran’s Drexel Elaphrus Beetle Hunt”
Categories: Citizen Science, Insects, Nature & Outdoors
This week on The Pulse and SciStarter’s segment about citizen science, producer Kimberly Haas talks to IceWatch USA and Nature’s Notebook (a project of the National Phenology Network) to explore what local bodies of water can tell us about climate change. Listen here! Here’s an excerpt from WHYY’s related blog post: “Concerns about climate change often focus on melting ice: glaciers … Read more “Citizen Science on the Radio: IceWatch USA on WHYY’s the Pulse”
Categories: Citizen Science, Climate & Weather, In the News, Nature & Outdoors
We are very excited to share the very first teaser segment for WHYY’s The Pulse with you, which aired last night at 6PM ET! Listen here: http://bit.ly/1bgaPTS The producer Kimberly Haas talks about PhillyTreeMap, Azavea, and the local Plant One Million Campaign. The Pulse is WHYY’s upcoming weekly one-hour radio program focused on health, science and … Read more “Citizen Science on the Radio: Philly Tree Map on WHYY’s ‘The Pulse’”
Categories: Citizen Science, In the News
