Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
By Nick Fordes, Sep 12, 2013
This post is part of this week’s featured projects about other tree projects. Take a look! Maps are everywhere these days. They have become as ubiquitous in our daily lives as they have in the science community. Citizen science projects that utilize maps are instantly familiar, easy to use, and enrich scientific data with a … Read more “Treezilla: A Monster of a Citizen Science Project”
Categories: Ecology & Environment, Nature & Outdoors
By Nick Fordes, Jul 30, 2013
Think you’re safe in your pools this summer? You better double check! This invasive species has been taking over the mid-Atlantic region of the east coast. Contributor Nick Fordes gives us the scoop. I am always pleasantly surprised by the creativity of new citizen science projects. Not only are projects using the power of crowdsourcing … Read more “Swimming With Invasives!”
Categories: Animals, Biology, Citizen Science, Insects
By Nick Fordes, Feb 04, 2013
Scientific research aims to answer questions, progress disciplinary knowledge, and ultimately better society by providing new applications of technology and ideas toward common problems. But, over time, the products of our countless research projects, while potentially still useful, go unutilized, and can be forgotten in the basements of University libraries or the dusty archives of … Read more “What would you do with this technology?”
Categories: Citizen Science, Contest, Do-It-Yourself, Gaming
By Nick Fordes, Oct 16, 2012
Remember those old diagrams in your grade school science text books? I used to flip through each chapter trying to find the coolest images, but was continually disappointed when I was forced to squint at tiny illustrations. As I continued through school, however, I found myself drawn to large illustrations that conveyed information effectively and … Read more “NASA Wants You to Share Your Out-of-this-World Creativity”
Categories: Computers & Technology
By Nick Fordes, Jul 18, 2012
Did you know that SciStarter has 14 projects that feature butterflies? This is a product of the growing citizen science brigade, but also the fact that butterflies offer an accessible and fun way for people of all ages to engage in citizen science. Butterflies themselves are not only beautiful to look at, but they serve … Read more “Summer is busy season for butterflies – and citizen scientists!”
Categories: Animals, Insects
By Nick Fordes, Jun 17, 2012
What would you do if you had one week to control a research satellite? That probably depends on who you are. Amateur photographers might want to take time-lapse photos of the moon to frame in series in their living room. University researchers might want to measure levels of ozone variation on earth across earth’s latitudes. … Read more “First open-source satellite project puts citizen science sensors in space.”
Categories: Citizen Science, Contest, Do-It-Yourself, Science Cheerleaders
By Nick Fordes, Jun 14, 2012
Short Notice Citizen Science Event! For those of you in the New York and New Jersey areas, the EPA will be hosting a FREE workshop on Citizen Science. The New York workshop is on the June 19th in New York City, and the New Jersey workshop is June 20th in Edison. Both are all day … Read more “Register for EPA’s NY/NJ Citizen Science workshops by June 17”
Categories: Workshops
By Nick Fordes, Jun 11, 2012
By Nick Fordes Recently, SciStarter added a project called Petridish, where citizens have a chance to contribute to innovative research in a unique way. Petridish is set up like Kickstarter and several other funding platforms. Users can browse a number of current projects, learn about the research objectives, and then donate at various levels. The really … Read more “Petridish.org lets you join forces with world-renowned researchers”
Categories: Nature & Outdoors