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| examples of citizen science: Citizen Science Caren Cooper, 2016-12-20 True stories of everyday volunteers participating in scientific research that “may well prompt readers to join the growing community” (Booklist). Think you need a degree in science to contribute to important scientific discoveries? Think again. All around the world, in fields ranging from meteorology to ornithology to public health, millions of everyday people are choosing to participate in the scientific process. Working in cooperation with scientists in pursuit of information, innovation, and discovery, these volunteers are following protocols, collecting and reviewing data, and sharing their observations. They’re our neighbors, in-laws, and coworkers. Their story, along with the story of the social good that can result from citizen science, has largely been untold, until now. Citizen scientists are challenging old notions about who can conduct research, where knowledge can be acquired, and even how solutions to some of our biggest societal problems might emerge. In telling their story, Caren Cooper just might inspire you to rethink your own assumptions about the role that individuals can play in gaining scientific understanding—and putting that understanding to use as a steward of our world. “Engaging.” —Library Journal (starred review) |
| examples of citizen science: The Science of Citizen Science Katrin Vohland, Anne Land-zandstra, Luigi Ceccaroni, Rob Lemmens, Josep Perelló, Marisa Ponti, Roeland Samson, Katherin Wagenknecht, 2021 This open access book discusses how the involvement of citizens into scientific endeavors is expected to contribute to solve the big challenges of our time, such as climate change and the loss of biodiversity, growing inequalities within and between societies, and the sustainability turn. The field of citizen science has been growing in recent decades. Many different stakeholders from scientists to citizens and from policy makers to environmental organisations have been involved in its practice. In addition, many scientists also study citizen science as a research approach and as a way for science and society to interact and collaborate. This book provides a representation of the practices as well as scientific and societal outcomes in different disciplines. It reflects the contribution of citizen science to societal development, education, or innovation and provides and overview of the field of actors as well as on tools and guidelines. It serves as an introduction for anyone who wants to get involved in and learn more about the science of citizen science. |
| examples of citizen science: Citizen Science Susanne Hecker, Muki Haklay, Anne Bowser, Zen Makuch, Johannes Vogel, Aletta Bonn, 2018-10-15 Citizen science, the active participation of the public in scientific research projects, is a rapidly expanding field in open science and open innovation. It provides an integrated model of public knowledge production and engagement with science. As a growing worldwide phenomenon, it is invigorated by evolving new technologies that connect people easily and effectively with the scientific community. Catalysed by citizens’ wishes to be actively involved in scientific processes, as a result of recent societal trends, it also offers contributions to the rise in tertiary education. In addition, citizen science provides a valuable tool for citizens to play a more active role in sustainable development. This book identifies and explains the role of citizen science within innovation in science and society, and as a vibrant and productive science-policy interface. The scope of this volume is global, geared towards identifying solutions and lessons to be applied across science, practice and policy. The chapters consider the role of citizen science in the context of the wider agenda of open science and open innovation, and discuss progress towards responsible research and innovation, two of the most critical aspects of science today. |
| examples of citizen science: Analyzing the Role of Citizen Science in Modern Research Ceccaroni, Luigi, Piera, Jaume, 2016-10-25 As the need for sustainable development practices around the world continues to grow, it has become imperative for citizens to become actively engaged in the global transition. By evaluating data collected from various global programs, researchers are able to identify strategies and challenges in implementing civic engagement initiatives. Analyzing the Role of Citizen Science in Modern Research focuses on analyzing data on current initiatives and best practices in citizen engagement and education programs across various disciplines. Highlighting emergent research and application techniques within citizen science initiatives, this publication appeals to academicians, researchers, policy makers, government officials, technology developers, advanced-level students and program developers interested in launching or improving citizen science programs across the globe. |
| examples of citizen science: Citizen Science Janis L. Dickinson, Richard E. Bonney, Jr., 2012-04-07 Citizen science enlists members of the public to make and record useful observations, such as counting birds in their backyards, watching for the first budding leaf in spring, or measuring local snowfall. The large numbers of volunteers who participate in projects such as Project FeederWatch or Project BudBurst collect valuable research data, which, when pooled together, create an enormous body of scientific data on a vast geographic scale. In return, such projects aim to increase participants' connections to science, place, and nature, while supporting science literacy and environmental stewardship. In Citizen Science, experts from a variety of disciplines—including scientists and education specialists working at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, where many large citizen science programs use birds as proxies for biodiversity—share their experiences of creating and implementing successful citizen science projects, primarily those that use massive data sets gathered by citizen scientists to better understand the impact of environmental change. This first and foundational book for this developing field of inquiry addresses basic aspects of how to conduct citizen science projects, including goal-setting, program design, and evaluation, as well as the nuances of creating a robust digital infrastructure and recruiting a large participant base through communications and marketing. An overview of the types of research approaches and techniques demonstrates how to make use of large data sets arising from citizen science projects. A final section focuses on citizen science's impacts and its broad connections to understanding the human dimensions and educational aspects of participation. Citizen Science teaches teams of program developers and researchers how to cross the bridge from success at public engagement to using citizen science data to understand patterns and trends or to test hypotheses about how ecological processes respond to change at large geographic scales. Intended as a resource for a broad audience of experts and practitioners in natural sciences, information science, and social sciences, this book can be used to better understand how to improve existing programs, develop new ones, and make better use of the data resources that have accumulated from citizen science efforts. Its focus on harnessing the impact of crowdsourcing for scientific and educational endeavors is applicable to a wide range of fields, especially those that touch on the importance of massive collaboration aimed at understanding and conserving what we can of the natural world. |
| examples of citizen science: Citizen Inquiry Christothea Herodotou, Mike Sharples, Eileen Scanlon, 2017-09-21 Citizen Inquiry: Synthesising Science and Inquiry Learning is the first book of its kind to bring together the concepts of citizen science and inquiry-based learning to illustrate the pedagogical advantages of this approach. It shifts the emphasis of scientific investigations from scientists to the general public, by educating learners of all ages to determine their own research agenda and devise their own investigations underpinned by a model of scientific inquiry. ‘Citizen inquiry’ is an original approach to research education that refers to mass participation of the public in joining inquiry-led scientific investigations. Using a range of practical case studies underpinned by the theory of inquiry-based learning, this book has significant implications for teaching and learning through exploration of how new technologies can be used to engage with scientific research. Key features include: a new perspective on science education and science practice through crowd-sourced research explanation of the benefits of this innovative approach to teaching and learning a steady shift of emphasis from theory to application for readers to understand thoroughly the current state of research in the field and its applications to practice examples of practical applications of this approach and recommendations on how successful citizen inquiry applications can be developed. This edited volume is essential reading for academic researchers and professional educators interested in the potential of online technology in all levels of education, from primary and secondary level through to further education and lifelong learning. It will be ideal reading on any undergraduate or postgraduate course involving research methods in education as well as developments in science education and educational software. |
| examples of citizen science: The Rightful Place of Science Darlene Cavalier, Eric Kennedy, 2016-05-29 This volume in The Rightful Place of Science series explores citizen science, the movement to reshape the relationship between science and the public. By not only participating in scientific projects but actively helping to decide what research questions are asked and how that research is conducted, ordinary citizens are transforming how science benefits society. Through vivid chapters that describe the history and theory of citizen science, detailed examples of brilliant citizen science projects, and a look at the movement's future, The Rightful Place of Science: Citizen Science is the ideal guide for anyone interested in one of the most important trends in scientific practice. |
| examples of citizen science: Citizen Science Alan Irwin, 2002-01-10 We are all concerned by the environmental threats facing us today. Environmental issues are a major area of concern for policy makers, industrialists and public groups of many different kinds. While science seems central to our understanding of such threats, the statements of scientists are increasingly open to challenge in this area. Meanwhile, citizens may find themselves labelled as `ignorant' in environmental matters. In Citizen Science Alan Irwin provides a much needed route through the fraught relationship between science, the public and the environmental threat. |
| examples of citizen science: Handbook of Citizen Science in Ecology and Conservation Christopher Andrew Lepczyk, Owen D. Boyle, Timothy L. V. Vargo, 2020 Handbook of Citizen Science in Ecology and Conservation is the first practical and comprehensive manual that provides step-by-step instructions for creating natural science research projects that involve collaboration between scientists and the general public. As citizen-science projects become increasingly common, there is a growing need for concrete best practices around planning and implementing successful projects that can allow project leaders to guide and gauge success of projects while ensuring the collection of high-quality data. Based on a variety of case studies from several citizen-science projects, this is the definitive reference guide for all potential citizen-science practitioners, ranging from professors and graduate students to staff at agencies and nongovernmental organizations-- |
| examples of citizen science: Manual of Digital Earth Huadong Guo, Michael F. Goodchild, Alessandro Annoni, 2019-11-18 This open access book offers a summary of the development of Digital Earth over the past twenty years. By reviewing the initial vision of Digital Earth, the evolution of that vision, the relevant key technologies, and the role of Digital Earth in helping people respond to global challenges, this publication reveals how and why Digital Earth is becoming vital for acquiring, processing, analysing and mining the rapidly growing volume of global data sets about the Earth. The main aspects of Digital Earth covered here include: Digital Earth platforms, remote sensing and navigation satellites, processing and visualizing geospatial information, geospatial information infrastructures, big data and cloud computing, transformation and zooming, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, and social media. Moreover, the book covers in detail the multi-layered/multi-faceted roles of Digital Earth in response to sustainable development goals, climate changes, and mitigating disasters, the applications of Digital Earth (such as digital city and digital heritage), the citizen science in support of Digital Earth, the economic value of Digital Earth, and so on. This book also reviews the regional and national development of Digital Earth around the world, and discusses the role and effect of education and ethics. Lastly, it concludes with a summary of the challenges and forecasts the future trends of Digital Earth. By sharing case studies and a broad range of general and scientific insights into the science and technology of Digital Earth, this book offers an essential introduction for an ever-growing international audience. |
| examples of citizen science: Intergenerational Education for Adolescents Towards Liveable Futures Kathryn Paige, David Lloyd, Richard Smith, 2021-09 This volume will provide eco-socially-oriented science and environmental educators with a diverse set of examples of how science and environmental learning for students and their co-learner teachers can be enacted in ways which contribute to their understanding of, commitment to and capabilities towards, living for a more eco-socially just and, therefore, more sustainable world. Science and environmental learning is set within a challenging framework, one that entails critical, transdisciplinary learning and acting, and values all the human and other-than-human beings sharing Earthâ (TM)s rich, but finite, resources. The text asserts that ethical contemporary science and environmental education, which practitioners might find within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), will have at centre-stage not merely more factual knowledge, but also the development of learnersâ (TM) affect and behaviour towards acting for eco-social justice. This will demand that learners more fully appreciate not only the necessity to transition swiftly to living within planetary boundaries, but also the requirements of ethical livingâ that humans share health and well-being more equally with their own and all other species. Further, the book proposes that eco-socially responsible science and environmental education must be set within a transdisciplinary and integral framework, one in which curriculum and pedagogy are embedded in everyday practice. In this transition project from unsustainable inequities to eco-social justice, teachers and community leaders need to work with their students/citizens in envisioning preferable futures, and developing shared knowledge, values, dispositions, courage and capabilities to work towards such futures, and in genuine attempts at affecting them. |
| examples of citizen science: Review of the Marine Recreational Information Program National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Ocean Studies Board, Committee on the Review of the Marine Recreational Information Program, 2017-08-24 The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is responsible for collecting information on marine recreational angling. It does so principally through the Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP), a survey program that consists of an in-person survey at fishing access sites and a mail survey, in addition to other complementary or alternative surveys. Data collected from anglers through MRIP supply fisheries managers with essential information for assessing fish stocks. In 2006, the National Research Council provided an evaluation of MRIP's predecessor, the Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey (MRFSS). That review, Review of Recreational Fisheries Survey Methods, presented conclusions and recommendations in six categories: sampling issues; statistical estimation issues; human dimensions; program management and support; communication and outreach; and general recommendations. After spending nearly a decade addressing the recommendations, NMFS requested another evaluation of its modified survey program (MRIP). This report, the result of that evaluation, serves as a 10-year progress report. It recognizes the progress that NMFS has made, including major improvements in the statistical soundness of its survey designs, and also highlights some remaining challenges and provides recommendations for addressing them. |
| examples of citizen science: Drive Daniel H. Pink, 2011-04-05 The New York Times bestseller that gives readers a paradigm-shattering new way to think about motivation from the author of When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing Most people believe that the best way to motivate is with rewards like money—the carrot-and-stick approach. That's a mistake, says Daniel H. Pink (author of To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Motivating Others). In this provocative and persuasive new book, he asserts that the secret to high performance and satisfaction-at work, at school, and at home—is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world. Drawing on four decades of scientific research on human motivation, Pink exposes the mismatch between what science knows and what business does—and how that affects every aspect of life. He examines the three elements of true motivation—autonomy, mastery, and purpose-and offers smart and surprising techniques for putting these into action in a unique book that will change how we think and transform how we live. |
| examples of citizen science: Citizen Scientist Mary Ellen Hannibal, 2017-08-22 A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of 2016: “Intelligent and impassioned, Citizen Scientist is essential reading for anyone interested in the natural world.” Award-winning writer Mary Ellen Hannibal has long reported on scientists’ efforts to protect vanishing species, but it was only through citizen science that she found she could take action herself. As she wades into tide pools, spots hawks, and scours mountains, she discovers the power of the heroic volunteers who are helping scientists measure—and even slow—today’s unprecedented mass extinction. Citizen science may be the future of large-scale field research—and our planet’s last, best hope. |
| examples of citizen science: Crowdsourcing Geographic Knowledge Daniel Sui, Sarah Elwood, Michael Goodchild, 2012-08-10 The phenomenon of volunteered geographic information is part of a profound transformation in how geographic data, information, and knowledge are produced and circulated. By situating volunteered geographic information (VGI) in the context of big-data deluge and the data-intensive inquiry, the 20 chapters in this book explore both the theories and applications of crowdsourcing for geographic knowledge production with three sections focusing on 1). VGI, Public Participation, and Citizen Science; 2). Geographic Knowledge Production and Place Inference; and 3). Emerging Applications and New Challenges. This book argues that future progress in VGI research depends in large part on building strong linkages with diverse geographic scholarship. Contributors of this volume situate VGI research in geography’s core concerns with space and place, and offer several ways of addressing persistent challenges of quality assurance in VGI. This book positions VGI as part of a shift toward hybrid epistemologies, and potentially a fourth paradigm of data-intensive inquiry across the sciences. It also considers the implications of VGI and the exaflood for further time-space compression and new forms, degrees of digital inequality, the renewed importance of geography, and the role of crowdsourcing for geographic knowledge production. |
| examples of citizen science: The Fourth Industrial Revolution Klaus Schwab, 2017-01-03 World-renowned economist Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, explains that we have an opportunity to shape the fourth industrial revolution, which will fundamentally alter how we live and work. Schwab argues that this revolution is different in scale, scope and complexity from any that have come before. Characterized by a range of new technologies that are fusing the physical, digital and biological worlds, the developments are affecting all disciplines, economies, industries and governments, and even challenging ideas about what it means to be human. Artificial intelligence is already all around us, from supercomputers, drones and virtual assistants to 3D printing, DNA sequencing, smart thermostats, wearable sensors and microchips smaller than a grain of sand. But this is just the beginning: nanomaterials 200 times stronger than steel and a million times thinner than a strand of hair and the first transplant of a 3D printed liver are already in development. Imagine “smart factories” in which global systems of manufacturing are coordinated virtually, or implantable mobile phones made of biosynthetic materials. The fourth industrial revolution, says Schwab, is more significant, and its ramifications more profound, than in any prior period of human history. He outlines the key technologies driving this revolution and discusses the major impacts expected on government, business, civil society and individuals. Schwab also offers bold ideas on how to harness these changes and shape a better future—one in which technology empowers people rather than replaces them; progress serves society rather than disrupts it; and in which innovators respect moral and ethical boundaries rather than cross them. We all have the opportunity to contribute to developing new frameworks that advance progress. |
| examples of citizen science: An Examination of Emerging Bioethical Issues in Biomedical Research National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Health Sciences Policy, 2020-09-10 On February 26, 2020, the Board on Health Sciences Policy of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a 1-day public workshop in Washington, DC, to examine current and emerging bioethical issues that might arise in the context of biomedical research and to consider research topics in bioethics that could benefit from further attention. The scope of bioethical issues in research is broad, but this workshop focused on issues related to the development and use of digital technologies, artificial intelligence, and machine learning in research and clinical practice; issues emerging as nontraditional approaches to health research become more widespread; the role of bioethics in addressing racial and structural inequalities in health; and enhancing the capacity and diversity of the bioethics workforce. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop. |
| examples of citizen science: The Pig Book Citizens Against Government Waste, 2013-09-17 The federal government wastes your tax dollars worse than a drunken sailor on shore leave. The 1984 Grace Commission uncovered that the Department of Defense spent $640 for a toilet seat and $436 for a hammer. Twenty years later things weren't much better. In 2004, Congress spent a record-breaking $22.9 billion dollars of your money on 10,656 of their pork-barrel projects. The war on terror has a lot to do with the record $413 billion in deficit spending, but it's also the result of pork over the last 18 years the likes of: - $50 million for an indoor rain forest in Iowa - $102 million to study screwworms which were long ago eradicated from American soil - $273,000 to combat goth culture in Missouri - $2.2 million to renovate the North Pole (Lucky for Santa!) - $50,000 for a tattoo removal program in California - $1 million for ornamental fish research Funny in some instances and jaw-droppingly stupid and wasteful in others, The Pig Book proves one thing about Capitol Hill: pork is king! |
| examples of citizen science: Life in the Treetops Margaret D. Lowman, 2000-01-01 The tropical botanist shares the story of her adventues doing pioneering ecological research in forest canopies of Australia, Africa, Belize, and the United States. |
| examples of citizen science: Medical and Dental Expenses , 1990 |
| examples of citizen science: Science by the People Aya Hirata Kimura, Abby J. Kinchy, 2019 |
| examples of citizen science: Water Resources: Future Perspectives, Challenges, Concepts and Necessities Omid Borzog-Haddad, 2021-06-15 Nowadays, novel water resources management strategies have been developed and applied by borrowing new concepts to overcome the water shortage crisis and balance the distribution of water resources. Therefore, this book has been categorized in four main sections as follows. 1- Perspective, which consists of Climate change, New water resources, Inter-basin water transfer, Nanotechnology, Best management practices by low impact development strategies, Land use, Land planning, and Overland production chapters. 2- Challenges, which consists of Water and sustainable development and Comprehensive and integrated water management chapters. 3- Concepts, which consists of Virtual water, Water footprint, and Water-Food-Energy-Environment nexus chapters, and 4- Necessities which consists of Water security, Food security, Inactive (passive) defense, Water conflicts and water war, Forensic engineering, and Citizen sciences chapters. It should be added that all of these concepts have been integrated into this unique reference, which can help students, academics and practitioners professors who are interested to know more about the new concepts in water resources. |
| examples of citizen science: Science by the People Aya H. Kimura, Abby Kinchy, 2019-09-13 Longlisted for the Fleck Prize from the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) Citizen science—research involving nonprofessionals in the research process—has attracted both strong enthusiasts and detractors. Many environmental professionals, activists, and scholars consider citizen science part of their toolkit for addressing environmental challenges. Critics, however, contend that it represents a corporate takeover of scientific priorities. In this timely book, two sociologists move beyond this binary debate by analyzing the tensions and dilemmas that citizen science projects commonly face. Key lessons are drawn from case studies where citizen scientists have investigated the impact of shale oil and gas, nuclear power, and genetically engineered crops. These studies show that diverse citizen science projects face shared dilemmas relating to austerity pressures, presumed boundaries between science and activism, and difficulties moving between scales of environmental problems. By unpacking the politics of citizen science, this book aims to help people negotiate a complex political landscape and choose paths moving toward social change and environmental sustainability. |
| examples of citizen science: Citizen Science in the Digital Age James Wynn, 2017-01-10 James Wynn’s timely investigation highlights scientific studies grounded in publicly gathered data and probes the rhetoric these studies employ. Many of these endeavors, such as the widely used SETI@home project, simply draw on the processing power of participants’ home computers; others, like the protein-folding game FoldIt, ask users to take a more active role in solving scientific problems. In Citizen Science in the Digital Age: Rhetoric, Science, and Public Engagement, Wynn analyzes the discourse that enables these scientific ventures, as well as the difficulties that arise in communication between scientists and lay people and the potential for misuse of publicly gathered data. |
| examples of citizen science: Citizen Scientists Loree Griffin Burns, 2012-02-14 Shows young readers how a citizen scientist learns about butterflies, birds, frogs, and ladybugs. |
| examples of citizen science: Ornithological Biography Or an Account of the Habits of the Birds of the United States of America (etc.) John-James Audubon, 1831 |
| examples of citizen science: Reinventing Discovery Michael Nielsen, 2020-04-07 Reinventing Discovery argues that we are in the early days of the most dramatic change in how science is done in more than 300 years. This change is being driven by new online tools, which are transforming and radically accelerating scientific discovery-- |
| examples of citizen science: Bird Count Susan Edwards Richmond, 2022-06-07 The National Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count stars in this charming picture book, just right for young community scientists, bird watchers, and nature aficionados. A young girl and her mother participate as community scientists in the Christmas Bird Count. The girl is excited when Big Al, the leader of their team, asks her to record the tally this year. Using her most important tools―her eyes and ears―she eagerly identifies and counts the birds they observe on their assigned route around town. She and her team follow the rules, noting the time of day, the habitat, the birding ID techniques used for each sighting. Finally, they meet up with the other teams in the area to combine their totals for a Christmas Bird Count party and share stories about their observations. Sidebars tally up the birds they observe and record. This book introduces young readers to birdwatching with simple explanations of birdwatching techniques and clear descriptions of bird habitats. Stephanie Fizer Coleman's charming illustrations add color and context to a joyful story that's sure to inspire the nature lover in everyone. Back matter includes more information about all the birds featured in the book and about the Christmas Bird Count, the nation's longest-running community science bird project. Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens Parents’ Choice Silver Honor Award Mathical Honor Award International Literacy Association Primary Fiction Award |
| examples of citizen science: Diary of a Citizen Scientist Sharman Apt Russell, 2023-03-14 A critically acclaimed nature writer explores the citizen scientist movement through the lens of entomological field research in the American Southwest. Award-winning nature writer Sharman Apt Russell felt pressed by the current environmental crisis to pick up her pen yet again. Encouraged by the phenomenon of citizen science, she decided to turn her attention to the Western red-bellied tiger beetle, an insect found widely around the world and near her home in the Gila River Valley of New Mexico. In a lyrical, often humorous voice, Russell shares her journey across a wild, rural landscape tracking this little-known species, an insect she calls “charismatic,” “elegant,” and “fierce.” What she finds is renewed optimism in mysteries still left to be explored, that despite the challenges of climate change, there is a growing diversity of ways ordinary people can contribute to the research needs of scientists today in the name of environmental activism. Offering readers a glimpse into the pioneering field of citizen science, Diary of a Citizen Scientist documents one woman’s transformation from a feeling of powerlessness to engaged hopefulness. Winner of the John Burroughs Medal and the WILLA Literary Award for Best Creative Nonfiction Named one of the top ten best nature books of 2014 by GrrlScientist in The Guardian |
| examples of citizen science: Brilliant Blunders Mario Livio, 2013-05-14 Drawing on the lives of five great scientists, this “scholarly, insightful, and beautifully written book” (Martin Rees, author of From Here to Infinity) illuminates the path to scientific discovery. Charles Darwin, William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), Linus Pauling, Fred Hoyle, and Albert Einstein all made groundbreaking contributions to their fields—but each also stumbled badly. Darwin’s theory of natural selection shouldn’t have worked, according to the prevailing beliefs of his time. Lord Kelvin gravely miscalculated the age of the earth. Linus Pauling, the world’s premier chemist, constructed an erroneous model for DNA in his haste to beat the competition to publication. Astrophysicist Fred Hoyle dismissed the idea of a “Big Bang” origin to the universe (ironically, the caustic name he gave to this event endured long after his erroneous objections were disproven). And Albert Einstein speculated incorrectly about the forces of the universe—and that speculation opened the door to brilliant conceptual leaps. As Mario Livio luminously explains in this “thoughtful meditation on the course of science itself” (The New York Times Book Review), these five scientists expanded our knowledge of life on earth, the evolution of the earth, and the evolution of the universe, despite and because of their errors. “Thoughtful, well-researched, and beautifully written” (The Washington Post), Brilliant Blunders is a wonderfully insightful examination of the psychology of five fascinating scientists—and the mistakes as well as the achievements that made them famous. |
| examples of citizen science: The Field Guide to Citizen Science Darlene Cavalier, Catherine Hoffman, Caren Cooper, 2020-02-04 Learn how monitoring the night sky, mapping trees, photographing dragonflies, and identifying mushrooms can help save the world. Citizen science is the public involvement in the discovery of new scientific knowledge. A citizen science project can involve one person or millions of people collaborating towards a common goal. It is an excellent option for anyone looking for ways to get involved and make a difference. The Field Guide to Citizen Science, from the expert team at SciStarter, provides everything you need to get started. You’ll learn what citizen science is, how to succeed and stay motivated when you’re participating in a project, and how the data is used. The fifty included projects, ranging from climate change to Alzheimer’s disease, endangered species to space exploration, mean sure-fire matches for your interests and time. Join the citizen science brigade now and start making a real difference! |
| examples of citizen science: Seeds, Science, and Struggle Abby J. Kinchy, 2012 Introduction: genes out of place -- Free markets, sound science -- The maize movement and expert advice -- The politics of biosafety monitoring -- Patents on out-of-place genes -- Protecting organic markets -- Conclusion: science and struggles for change. |
| examples of citizen science: The Age of Surveillance Capitalism Shoshana Zuboff, 2019-01-15 The challenges to humanity posed by the digital future, the first detailed examination of the unprecedented form of power called surveillance capitalism, and the quest by powerful corporations to predict and control our behavior. In this masterwork of original thinking and research, Shoshana Zuboff provides startling insights into the phenomenon that she has named surveillance capitalism. The stakes could not be higher: a global architecture of behavior modification threatens human nature in the twenty-first century just as industrial capitalism disfigured the natural world in the twentieth. Zuboff vividly brings to life the consequences as surveillance capitalism advances from Silicon Valley into every economic sector. Vast wealth and power are accumulated in ominous new behavioral futures markets, where predictions about our behavior are bought and sold, and the production of goods and services is subordinated to a new means of behavioral modification. The threat has shifted from a totalitarian Big Brother state to a ubiquitous digital architecture: a Big Other operating in the interests of surveillance capital. Here is the crucible of an unprecedented form of power marked by extreme concentrations of knowledge and free from democratic oversight. Zuboff's comprehensive and moving analysis lays bare the threats to twenty-first century society: a controlled hive of total connection that seduces with promises of total certainty for maximum profit -- at the expense of democracy, freedom, and our human future. With little resistance from law or society, surveillance capitalism is on the verge of dominating the social order and shaping the digital future -- if we let it. |
| examples of citizen science: The Monarch Butterfly Karen Suzanne Oberhauser, Michelle J. Solensky, 2004 Synthesizes current scientific knowledge on the life cycle, behavior, spectacular migration, and conservation of this charismatic insect. |
| examples of citizen science: Undone Science David J. Hess, 2016-10-07 Introduction -- Repression, ignorance, and undone science -- The epistemic dimension of the political opportunity structure -- The politics of meaning: from frames to design conflicts -- The organizational forms of counterpublic knowledge -- Institutional change, industrial transitions, and regime resistance politics -- Contemporary change: liberalization and epistemic modernization -- Conclusion |
| examples of citizen science: Biological Collections National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Life Sciences, Committee on Biological Collections: Their Past, Present, and Future Contributions and Options for Sustaining Them, 2021-01-29 Biological collections are a critical part of the nation's science and innovation infrastructure and a fundamental resource for understanding the natural world. Biological collections underpin basic science discoveries as well as deepen our understanding of many challenges such as global change, biodiversity loss, sustainable food production, ecosystem conservation, and improving human health and security. They are important resources for education, both in formal training for the science and technology workforce, and in informal learning through schools, citizen science programs, and adult learning. However, the sustainability of biological collections is under threat. Without enhanced strategic leadership and investments in their infrastructure and growth many biological collections could be lost. Biological Collections: Ensuring Critical Research and Education for the 21st Century recommends approaches for biological collections to develop long-term financial sustainability, advance digitization, recruit and support a diverse workforce, and upgrade and maintain a robust physical infrastructure in order to continue serving science and society. The aim of the report is to stimulate a national discussion regarding the goals and strategies needed to ensure that U.S. biological collections not only thrive but continue to grow throughout the 21st century and beyond. |
| examples of citizen science: National Educational Technology Standards for Students International Society for Technology in Education, 2007 This booklet includes the full text of the ISTE Standards for Students, along with the Essential Conditions, profiles and scenarios. |
| examples of citizen science: Making Thinking Visible Ron Ritchhart, Mark Church, Karin Morrison, 2011-05-03 A proven program for enhancing students' thinking and comprehension abilities Visible Thinking is a research-based approach to teaching thinking, begun at Harvard's Project Zero, that develops students' thinking dispositions, while at the same time deepening their understanding of the topics they study. Rather than a set of fixed lessons, Visible Thinking is a varied collection of practices, including thinking routines?small sets of questions or a short sequence of steps?as well as the documentation of student thinking. Using this process thinking becomes visible as the students' different viewpoints are expressed, documented, discussed and reflected upon. Helps direct student thinking and structure classroom discussion Can be applied with students at all grade levels and in all content areas Includes easy-to-implement classroom strategies The book also comes with a DVD of video clips featuring Visible Thinking in practice in different classrooms. |
| examples of citizen science: Citizen Science Lucy Strang, Rebecca K. Simmons, 2018 |
| examples of citizen science: Every Living Thing Rob R. Dunn, 2009 ... traces the history of human discovery, from the establishment of classification in the eighteenth century to today's attempts to find life in space-- |
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We present contributory citizen science as a valuable method to scientists and practitioners within the environmental and ecological sciences, focusing on the full life cycle of citizen...
CITIZEN SCIENCE TOOLKIT - California Academy of Sciences
The citizen science experience makes science more accessible, expands the view of science beyond a laboratory, and empowers students to identify as active agents of scientific discovery.
Citizen Science-concept and examples of good practices.
• Citizen science is the practice of public participation and collaboration in scientific research to increase scientific knowledge. Through citizen science, people share and contribute to data …
Using citizen science to monitor ecosystem health
Aug 1, 2024 · Citizen-science provides a means for the collection of large quantities of data across a wide geographic area. It also fosters conservation ... Zoom in examples to display …
CITIZEN SCIENCE TEMPLATES - U.S. Environmental Protection …
Templates for Citizen Science Quality Assurance and Documentation –Version 1 To develop the QAPP using the templates, complete each of the recommended templates applicable to your …
Engaging High School Students in SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY
Introduce the concept of citizen science and provide examples of successful projects. Emphasize Science Reference Source/Ultimate as a valuable resource for research. Activity 1: Setting Up …
CITIZEN SCIENCE HANDBOOK - U.S. Environmental Protection …
Examples of citizen science include: organizations that collect water quality data to report to a state agency; programs that collect air sensor data to post online; or groups that document the …
Citizen Science and the SDGs: Examples, Opportunities and …
the systematic review as having a high potential to benefit from citizen science • Undertook a review of health-related indicators (SDGs and WHO’s Triple Billion Targets) • Found that …
Citizen Science in your Community - TCV
Community based Citizen Science in the UK Although there are few examples of formally established community based Citizen Science projects in the UK, there are plenty of …
Citizen Science at EPA - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA QAPP elements and QA templates recommended for citizen science projects. Templates organized into 4 major QAPP elements listed in EPA guidance documents. Collect …
Working Together to Improve Citizen Science Data Quality
Citizen science—also known as community science, volunteer monitoring and public participation in scientific research, among other terms—uses the collective strength and knowledge of the …
Science Europe Briefing Paper
There are 1000s of examples of citizen science active, inactive and open for participation projects. Citizen Science is a developing tool for expanding scientific literacy. In combining research …
Community Citizen Science - RAND Corporation
Citizen science is the use of scientific methods by the general public to answer questions about the world and solve problems of concern. Today, citizen science is used for numerous …
Citizen science: crowdsourcing for research - University of …
Crowdsourcing and citizen science offer ways to make use of collective intelligence and networked communities to contribute to research processes. In citizen science projects, …
CITIZEN SCIENCE EXAMPLES - U.S. Environmental Protection …
Examples for Citizen Science Quality Assurance and Documentation - Version 1 Introduction This Compendium of Examples includes text (narrative statements) and tables adapted from …
Choosing and Using Citizen Science - UK Centre for Ecology
In this guide we provide a decision framework to help guide people who are considering whether a citizen science approach can contribute to their work. This guide should help you to discover: …
Forest Service Citizen Science Project Planning Guide
To provide information specific to the Forest Service, the Forest Service Citizen Science Toolkit was created. This guide references the 2017 Crowdsourcing and Citizen Act and builds upon …
citizen science presentation script - Virginia Master Naturalists
Citizen science is a powerful tool for scientific research, education, and community development. (Note to presenters: This could be a good place to watch one or more of videos listed under …
Citizen science in environmental and ecological sciences
We present contributory citizen science as a valuable method to scientists and practitioners within the environmental and ecological sciences, focusing on the full life cycle of citizen...
Citizen Science-concept and examples of good practices.
• Citizen science is the practice of public participation and collaboration in scientific research to increase scientific knowledge. Through citizen science, people share and contribute to data …
Engaging High School Students in SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY
Introduce the concept of citizen science and provide examples of successful projects. Emphasize Science Reference Source/Ultimate as a valuable resource for research. Activity 1: Setting Up …
Citizen Science: A Best Practices Manual and How it Can be …
Citizen science is a research and education tool that involves everyday people in real and meaningful forms of science, including biological inventory, long-term monitoring, and …
Citizen Science and the SDGs: Examples, Opportunities and …
the systematic review as having a high potential to benefit from citizen science • Undertook a review of health-related indicators (SDGs and WHO’s Triple Billion Targets) • Found that citizen …
Citizen Science Programs at Environmental Agencies:
Citizen science can be used to fill information gaps, define research agendas, monitor environmental changes, and define the concerns of environmental justice communities. …
Citizen Science in your Community - TCV
Community based Citizen Science in the UK Although there are few examples of formally established community based Citizen Science projects in the UK, there are plenty of …
Science Europe Briefing Paper
There are 1000s of examples of citizen science active, inactive and open for participation projects. Citizen Science is a developing tool for expanding scientific literacy. In combining …
Citizen science: crowdsourcing for research - University of …
Crowdsourcing and citizen science offer ways to make use of collective intelligence and networked communities to contribute to research processes. In citizen science projects, …
Citizen Science Programs at Environmental Agencies:
learn more about the uptake of citizen science at environmental agencies and its uses in environmental protection programs, particularly in air, water, and enforcement and compliance …
CITIZEN SCIENCE TOOLKIT - California Academy of Sciences
The citizen science experience makes science more accessible, expands the view of science beyond a laboratory, and empowers students to identify as active agents of scientific discovery.
citizen science for environmental monitoring - Ocean Best …
This document summarises the opportunities for and benefits of using citizen science for environmental monitoring, highlights good practices and lessons learnt, and identifies the …
CITIZEN SCIENCE HANDBOOK - U.S. Environmental …
Examples of citizen science include: organizations that collect water quality data to report to a state agency; programs that collect air sensor data to post online; or groups that document the …
Citizen Science at EPA - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA QAPP elements and QA templates recommended for citizen science projects. Templates organized into 4 major QAPP elements listed in EPA guidance documents. Collect …
CITIZEN SCIENCE TEMPLATES - U.S. Environmental …
Templates for Citizen Science Quality Assurance and Documentation –Version 1 To develop the QAPP using the templates, complete each of the recommended templates applicable to your …
Working Together to Improve Citizen Science Data Quality
Citizen science—also known as community science, volunteer monitoring and public participation in scientific research, among other terms—uses the collective strength and knowledge of the …
CITIZEN SCIENCE EXAMPLES - U.S. Environmental …
Examples for Citizen Science Quality Assurance and Documentation - Version 1 Introduction This Compendium of Examples includes text (narrative statements) and tables adapted from …
Choosing and Using Citizen Science - UK Centre for Ecology …
In this guide we provide a decision framework to help guide people who are considering whether a citizen science approach can contribute to their work. This guide should help you to discover: …
Science Europe Briefing Paper
There are 1000s of examples of citizen science active, inactive and open for participation projects. Citizen Science is a developing tool for expanding scientific literacy. In combining research …
Citizen Science-concept and examples of good practices.
• Citizen science is the practice of public participation and collaboration in scientific research to increase scientific knowledge. Through citizen science, people share and contribute to data …
Citizen Science: A Best Practices Manual and How it Can be …
Citizen science is a research and education tool that involves everyday people in real and meaningful forms of science, including biological inventory, long-term monitoring, and …
Citizen science in environmental and ecological sciences
We present contributory citizen science as a valuable method to scientists and practitioners within the environmental and ecological sciences, focusing on the full life cycle of citizen...
citizen science for environmental monitoring - Ocean Best …
This document summarises the opportunities for and benefits of using citizen science for environmental monitoring, highlights good practices and lessons learnt, and identifies the …
Citizen Science Programs at Environmental Agencies:
Citizen science can be used to fill information gaps, define research agendas, monitor environmental changes, and define the concerns of environmental justice communities. …
Citizen Science and the SDGs: Examples, Opportunities and …
the systematic review as having a high potential to benefit from citizen science • Undertook a review of health-related indicators (SDGs and WHO’s Triple Billion Targets) • Found that …
Forest Service Citizen Science Project Planning Guide
To provide information specific to the Forest Service, the Forest Service Citizen Science Toolkit was created. This guide references the 2017 Crowdsourcing and Citizen Act and builds upon …
Citizen science: crowdsourcing for research - University of …
Crowdsourcing and citizen science offer ways to make use of collective intelligence and networked communities to contribute to research processes. In citizen science projects, …
CITIZEN SCIENCE The future of citizen science: emerging …
Here, we discuss the future of citizen science (ie the process it uses to conduct scientific research, the culture of its future participants and programs, and the growing citizen-science community) …
Engaging High School Students in SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY
Introduce the concept of citizen science and provide examples of successful projects. Emphasize Science Reference Source/Ultimate as a valuable resource for research. Activity 1: Setting Up …
Citizen Science Programs at Environmental Agencies:
learn more about the uptake of citizen science at environmental agencies and its uses in environmental protection programs, particularly in air, water, and enforcement and compliance …
CITIZEN SCIENCE TOOLKIT - California Academy of Sciences
The citizen science experience makes science more accessible, expands the view of science beyond a laboratory, and empowers students to identify as active agents of scientific discovery.
Citizen Science in your Community - TCV
Community based Citizen Science in the UK Although there are few examples of formally established community based Citizen Science projects in the UK, there are plenty of …
Citizen Science at EPA - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA QAPP elements and QA templates recommended for citizen science projects. Templates organized into 4 major QAPP elements listed in EPA guidance documents. Collect …
Working Together to Improve Citizen Science Data Quality
Citizen science—also known as community science, volunteer monitoring and public participation in scientific research, among other terms—uses the collective strength and knowledge of the …
CITIZEN SCIENCE HANDBOOK - U.S. Environmental …
Examples of citizen science include: organizations that collect water quality data to report to a state agency; programs that collect air sensor data to post online; or groups that document the …
Enabling Citizen Science Programs at Environmental Agencies
State agencies are presently adopting citizen science as a tool to support wetland health evaluations, tracking and reporting cyanobacteria blooms, and reporting fishkills.
CITIZEN SCIENCE EXAMPLES - U.S. Environmental Protection …
Examples for Citizen Science Quality Assurance and Documentation - Version 1 Introduction This Compendium of Examples includes text (narrative statements) and tables adapted from …
Choosing and Using Citizen Science - UK Centre for Ecology …
In this guide we provide a decision framework to help guide people who are considering whether a citizen science approach can contribute to their work. This guide should help you to discover: …
Forest Service Citizen Science Project Planning Guide
To provide information specific to the Forest Service, the Forest Service Citizen Science Toolkit was created. This guide references the 2017 Crowdsourcing and Citizen Act and builds upon …
citizen science presentation script - Virginia Master Naturalists
Citizen science is a powerful tool for scientific research, education, and community development. (Note to presenters: This could be a good place to watch one or more of videos listed under …
Citizen science in environmental and ecological sciences
We present contributory citizen science as a valuable method to scientists and practitioners within the environmental and ecological sciences, focusing on the full life cycle of citizen...
Citizen Science-concept and examples of good practices.
• Citizen science is the practice of public participation and collaboration in scientific research to increase scientific knowledge. Through citizen science, people share and contribute to data …
Engaging High School Students in SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY
Introduce the concept of citizen science and provide examples of successful projects. Emphasize Science Reference Source/Ultimate as a valuable resource for research. Activity 1: Setting Up …
Citizen Science: A Best Practices Manual and How it Can be …
Citizen science is a research and education tool that involves everyday people in real and meaningful forms of science, including biological inventory, long-term monitoring, and …
Citizen Science and the SDGs: Examples, Opportunities and …
the systematic review as having a high potential to benefit from citizen science • Undertook a review of health-related indicators (SDGs and WHO’s Triple Billion Targets) • Found that …
Citizen Science Programs at Environmental Agencies:
Citizen science can be used to fill information gaps, define research agendas, monitor environmental changes, and define the concerns of environmental justice communities. …
Citizen Science in your Community - TCV
Community based Citizen Science in the UK Although there are few examples of formally established community based Citizen Science projects in the UK, there are plenty of …
Science Europe Briefing Paper
There are 1000s of examples of citizen science active, inactive and open for participation projects. Citizen Science is a developing tool for expanding scientific literacy. In combining research …
Citizen science: crowdsourcing for research - University of …
Crowdsourcing and citizen science offer ways to make use of collective intelligence and networked communities to contribute to research processes. In citizen science projects, …
Citizen Science Programs at Environmental Agencies:
learn more about the uptake of citizen science at environmental agencies and its uses in environmental protection programs, particularly in air, water, and enforcement and compliance …
CITIZEN SCIENCE TOOLKIT - California Academy of Sciences
The citizen science experience makes science more accessible, expands the view of science beyond a laboratory, and empowers students to identify as active agents of scientific discovery.
citizen science for environmental monitoring - Ocean Best …
This document summarises the opportunities for and benefits of using citizen science for environmental monitoring, highlights good practices and lessons learnt, and identifies the …
CITIZEN SCIENCE HANDBOOK - U.S. Environmental …
Examples of citizen science include: organizations that collect water quality data to report to a state agency; programs that collect air sensor data to post online; or groups that document the …
Citizen Science at EPA - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA QAPP elements and QA templates recommended for citizen science projects. Templates organized into 4 major QAPP elements listed in EPA guidance documents. Collect …
CITIZEN SCIENCE TEMPLATES - U.S. Environmental …
Templates for Citizen Science Quality Assurance and Documentation –Version 1 To develop the QAPP using the templates, complete each of the recommended templates applicable to your …
Working Together to Improve Citizen Science Data Quality
Citizen science—also known as community science, volunteer monitoring and public participation in scientific research, among other terms—uses the collective strength and knowledge of the …
