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We often focus on the “science” part of citizen science. The “citizen” is important as well. It reminds us that we are part of something greater than ourselves, with a duty to generations to come.
Does big data threaten how humans explore the natural world? We need to protect our impulses to observe, compare, play, discover and love, no matter what technological capabilities are available.
Citizen science isn’t just about charity – new research shows there are some quite unexpected benefits for participants.
Easy experiments that show the Earth is round.
It might feel like rocket science, but scientists need to get better at explaining things to people outside academia.
Humans - the very “carriers” who can spread dangerous microbes unthinkingly from their equipment and shoes - can instead become the first line of defence against a possible microscopic invasion.
The fourth Aussie Backyard Bird Count, which has just finished, has some potentially worrying news about one of our best-loved species.
Reef Life Survey, a citizen science project where hundreds of volunteer scuba divers survey thousands of ocean sites, has revealed new insights into marine mysteries.
With this technology, citizen scientists could even help to predict the damage caused by future disasters.
Killing insects, as the Big Wasp Survey asked people to do, contributed to many vital advances in science.
Anthill 17: Science by the seaside
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From the man who gave away his genome under open consent, to the 'Mathematikado', this episode of the podcast features highlights from the British Science Festival in Brighton.
Help us put this old wives’ tale to a scientific test.
Mapping the soil with open source application is vital to understanding how to protect it.
Science provides a useful way to explore and understand the natural world. But it also has a richness, diversity and creativity that is often overlooked.
The images are in from the Juno probe’s closest flyby so far of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. Citizen scientists are now getting involved in processing those images.
We can overcome the tyranny of inaccessible science hardware by building a movement for equity in science.
Scientists still don’t know what caused the mysterious phenomenon ‘Steve’.
A time-series analysis of tree cover loss before, during and after road construction reveals a strong relationship between infrastructure development and accelerating deforestation.
As the Great Barrier Reef suffers a second wave of mass bleaching, there is a way to get involved.
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Professor of Science Communication and Chemistry, University of Hull
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Sector Lead, CSIRO
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Adjunct Fellow, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Curator, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Biology, Australian Museum, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor in Ecology and Evolution, UNSW Sydney
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Assistant Professor of Citizen and Data Science, University of Arizona
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Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museums Victoria and Honorary Fellow at University of Melbourne, Museums Victoria Research Institute
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Associate Teaching Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science and Manager of the Joel N. Myers Weather Center, Penn State
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Chair of ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Biotechnology, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Earth Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and Emeritus Professor of Mineral Physics, University of Cambridge
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Professor, School of Science, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Imperial College London
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Professor and Dean of Programs (Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences), University of South Australia
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Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
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Senior Marine Ecologist, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
