citizen science
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Insights, approaches and opportunities for citizen science. Talk given to BBC Learning as part of their Imaginarium programme.TRANSCRIPT
erinma ochu
Herb Simon, The Sciences of the artificial
Early Citizen Science
Agnes PockelsCharles Darwin
Definitions/ Approaches• Citizen Science
– Usually unpaid individuals & interest groups contributing to scientific experiments
• Co-design (or extreme citizen science)– Public participate in setting research question(s), methods
and/ or analysis to address social need• Crowdsourced science
– Complex problem, wisdom & power of crowd to create, analyse, collect datasets – research benefits
• DIYBIO – network of hobbyists & biohackers DIY, hack, open source ethos to labs, equipment, methods
• Variations – Citizen Science with co-design & crowdsourcing elements
0 + 1 = 1 1 + 1 = 2 1 + 2 = 3 2 + 3 = 5
0 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 144 ….
Available online: www.ukeof.org.uk
Matteo FarinellaDaksha Patel Ramon Y Cajal
Salvatore Iaconesi
04/12/2023 BSA 2010 33
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BBC Learning playlist
• Queen – I want to break free• R Kelly – She’s got that vibe• Black eyed peas – I’ve gotta feeling• PJ & Duncan – Let’s get ready to rhumble• One Direction – Live while you’re young• The Gap Band – Burn rubber on me• The Cure – Boys don’t cry• Simple Minds – Don’t you forget• Dizzee Rascal - Bonkers
1. Schools Learning Resource2. Promote & publicise3. Share the results4. DIY
Publications & Resources• The Sciences of the Artificial (1996) MIT Press: http://bit.ly/ZY7vnk
• Guide to Citizen Science: http://www.ukeof.org.uk/documents/guide-to-citizen-science.pdf
• Centre for Social Justice, Durham Ethical Guidance: http://www.dur.ac.uk/beacon/socialjustice/ethics_consultation/
• Making is Connecting: the social meaning of connectivity, from DIY and knitting to YouTube and Web 2.0. Polity Press 2011
http://www.makingisconnecting.org
• Beyond research in the wild: citizen-led research as a model for innovation in the digital economy: http://www.de2012.org/sites/default/files/digitalfutures2012papers/Papers/Session1BTalesofEngagement/Whittle_etal_BeyondRitW.pdf
• Regional development in health and social services in the UK: ‘edge effects’ and sustainable change in welfare organisations (1995)
Websites
• Salvatore Iaconesi: www.artisopensource.net/
• Daksha Patel: dakshapatel.co.uk/
• Matteo Farinella: www.neurocomic.org/
• Albinomosquito: www.albinomosquito.com/
• Erinma Ochu: everyoneandeverything.wordpress.com/