“Every time somebody uploads a photo to iNaturalist or another citizen science project, it is an observation of biodiversity, but it's also an observation of how...
“The reason that this really works as a science project is a little bit of an accident of geography” - Dr. Jill Leonard
“Any individual image is going to be annotated or looked at by 15 independent volunteer citizen scientists.” — Benjamin Richards
What if a citizen science project in British Columbia that’s focused on preserving water resources could learn from citizen science projects in South Africa or Pakistan...
“We were able to get a tiny seed grant, about $3,000, to run the first Our Voice project.” - Dr. Abby C. King
"One of those big challenges has been a misconception within the scientific community that citizen science data is just no good." — Haley Davis
“It’s worth thinking about: Why do I want to build awareness? If I corrected misinformation or raised awareness or built this relationship, what do I think...
Science communicators are constantly walking a fine line between keeping audiences engaged and delivering clear and critical scientific context. When it comes to space agriculture, this...
Awe has traditionally been used as a tool by science communicators to engage their audience; however, the authors propose that awe is a learned emotion and...
TL;DR: The paper explores how certain practices can resemble citizen science but in fact involve engaging participants in scientific tasks without transparency, informed consent, or benefits for...
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