“Every time somebody uploads a photo to iNaturalist or another citizen science project, it is an observation of biodiversity, but...
“Any individual image is going to be annotated or looked at by 15 independent volunteer citizen scientists.” — Benjamin Richards
Programs from the Civic Science Media Lab (CSML) Audio Studio feature in-depth interviews with diverse experts who share actionable insights from their work on topical issues in civic science from multiple perspectives. The audio format provides guests with an additional way to share new insights, creating a synergistic effect with other programs on the network, on video and digital print.
Greg Hemmings is the founder of Hemmings House Pictures, a certified B Corp film production company based in New Brunswick, Canada. In this episode, Greg talks about using documentary film as a replication tool — finding civic programs that work somewhere in the world, documenting them, and building the infrastructure to transplant them at home. He shares how becoming a B Corp gave him the structural backbone to say no to work that didn’t align with his values, and what it looks like to collaborate with scientists as a storyteller rather than a subject matter expert.
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