citizen science: you can do science too!

You Can Do Science Too!

CHANGE THE WORLD WITH CITIZEN SCIENCE

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Introduction

*Images sourced from bigstockphoto.com unless otherwise indicated TEDx Talk by Chandra Clarke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7XOcB6_TWw

What Is Citizen Science?

You are not a test subject

Organized by professional researchers

Conducted by larger groups

TEDx Talk by Chandra Clarke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7XOcB6_TWw

A (Teeny) Bit of History

Images: Wikimedia Commons/public domain TEDx Talk by Chandra Clarke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7XOcB6_TWw

Why Now?• Big data• The Internet• Budget cuts• Cognitive surplus• Big problems!

TEDx Talk by Chandra Clarke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7XOcB6_TWw

Level One - Donate

Kickstarter.com Experiment.Com

Site screenshots used with permission of Experiment.com TEDx Talk by Chandra Clarke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7XOcB6_TWw

Level Two – Set and Forget

FightMalaria@Home Climateprediction.net

Site screenshots used with permission of FightMalaria@Home and Climateprediction.net TEDx Talk by Chandra Clarke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7XOcB6_TWw

Level Three – Web-Based Citizen Science

Site screenshots used with permission of Zooniverse TEDx Talk by Chandra Clarke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7XOcB6_TWw

Level Three – Web-Based…Games!

Site screenshots used with permission of Fraxinus and Eterna TEDx Talk by Chandra Clarke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7XOcB6_TWw

Level Four – App-based Citizen Science

Site screenshots used with permission of Zoological Society Of London, Sound Around You, Loss Of The Night, Marine Debris Tracker, and The Audubon Society TEDx Talk by Chandra Clarke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7XOcB6_TWw

Levels Five and Six – Getting Outside and Other Ways to Do Citizen Science

Images: Bee House by Robert Engelhardt; Boys with Microscope by Chandra ClarkeTEDx Talk by Chandra Clarke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7XOcB6_TWw

Citizen Science and You

• Recognition• Not a guilty pleasure• Some meaning and purpose

•Pick your favourite topic or learn something new• Learn and…protect yourself

TEDx Talk by Chandra Clarke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7XOcB6_TWw

You Can Do Science Too!

Citizen science is fun, it's easy, and you can get started today. And I hope you do!

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