citizen science: you can do science too!
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Learn how you can do real science to help solve the world's biggest problems. It's easy, it's fun, and you can start today.TRANSCRIPT
You Can Do Science Too!
CHANGE THE WORLD WITH CITIZEN SCIENCE
TEDx Talk by Chandra Clarke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7XOcB6_TWwwww.CitizenScienceCenter.com
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!
www.CitizenScienceCenter.com