by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 3, 2009 | Biology Projects, Citizen Science, Computer & Technology Projects, Projects & Activities
Video games are everywhere these days! And so, the next time you go to pick up your Wii controllers or log on to your favorite World of Warcraft server, take an hour or so to put your gaming skills to a more scientific use. Scientists at the University of Washington...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 28, 2009 | Blog, Citizen Science
Sameer Yousuf left a comment to an article I wrote for Science Progress titled “Harnessing the Power of Citizen Scientists.” Yousuf alerted me to a project at UCLA known as Participatory Sensing (video above). Fascinating combination of cell phones and...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 28, 2009 | Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment Projects, Projects & Activities, Science Policy, Science Policy Projects
Philadelphia will join 2,848 cities in 84 countries on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. for Earth Hour 2009. The World Wildlife Fund, a global conservation group, is asking governments, businesses, and individuals around the world to demonstrate their commitment to finding...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 19, 2009 | Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment Projects, Nature & Outdoor Projects, Projects & Activities
Though it is not something that we think about every day, pollination is an important part of our ecosystem. Everything from the prescription drugs we take to the food we eat for lunch comes from natural plant products that are pollinated in the wild. Economists and...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 14, 2009 | Blog, Citizen Science, Events
If you’re planning to be at the South-by-Southwest Festival in Austin this week, let me know. I’m excited to be an invited panelist for Monday’s “Back off, man! I’m a Scientist!” (user-generated discovery). From the SXSW website: ”The...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 12, 2009 | Blog, Citizen Science, Science Policy
With permission from the author, I am reprinting an email I just received. I’m on the EPA’s Volunteer Water Monitoring listserve. This represents one of the first attempts (I’ve seen) to quantify the work performed by Citizen Scientists who volunteer...
