Citizen Science

Citizen Science

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Citizen Science episodes

  • Monitoring and Protecting Trees (plus citizen science news!) VIDEO
    Help NASA measure Earth's tree canopy with GLOBE Observer: Trees; sleuth out endangered trees for TreeSnap; learn how cleaner fish support reef ecosystems; and see why NASA is sending cat videos through millions of miles of space. All that and more on this episode of Citizen Science: Stories of Science We Can Do Together!
    Projects featured in this episode:
    TreeSnap 
    GLOBE Observer: Trees 
    Enviro Champs 
    Genius Dog Challenge 
    Reef Life Survey 
    Image Credits:
    Redwood cover pic via Flickr Creative Commons Public Domain Jeff Balland
    Night Trees via Flickr Creative Commons Public Domain Marcos Lomba
    Tall Pine, via Flickr Creative Commons Public Domain Alan Levine
    Aspen Trees, via Flickr Creative Commons Public Domain Thepixiesdidit
    Dragonfly Larva, via Flickr Creative Commons Public Domain Nyffy
    Water Strider, via Flickr Creative Commons Public Domain Andrew Hazen
    Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse photo Brian Gratwicke via Flickr Creative Commons https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/
    A Giant Moray Eel (Gymnothorax javanicus) with cleanerfish. North Horn, Osprey Reef, Coral Sea Richard Ling https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
    Striped Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) cleaning a Potato Cod (Epinephelus tukula). North Horn, Osprey Reef, Coral Sea Richard Ling https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
    A pair of Striped Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus). Fly Point, Port Stephens, NSW Richard Ling https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
    Taters Video Footage courtesy NASA/JPL
    Reef video footage courtesy José Ricardo Paula
    Podcast Theme, by Kevin Hartnell
    Additional music, via Free Music Archive:
    Jason Shaw, Glitch 
    Jangwa, Hurry Hurry 
    The Joy Drops, Roll Jordan Roll, Bass Bumper 
    The Joy Drops, Roll Jordan Roll, Trumpet Blast 
    Gagmesharkoff, The Confluence 
    Steve Combs, Pharmacy Party 
    Steve Combs, Mess
    14 min
  • Monitoring and Protecting Trees
    Help NASA measure Earth's tree canopy with GLOBE Observer: Trees; sleuth out endangered trees for TreeSnap; learn how cleaner fish support reef ecosystems; and see why NASA is sending cat videos through millions of miles of space. All that and more on this episode of Citizen Science: Stories of Science We Can Do Together!
    Projects featured in this episode:
    TreeSnap 
    GLOBE Observer: Trees 
    Enviro Champs 
    Genius Dog Challenge 
    Reef Life Survey 
    Image Credits:
    Redwood cover pic via Flickr Creative Commons Public Domain Jeff Balland
    Night Trees via Flickr Creative Commons Public Domain Marcos Lomba
    Tall Pine, via Flickr Creative Commons Public Domain Alan Levine
    Aspen Trees, via Flickr Creative Commons Public Domain Thepixiesdidit
    Dragonfly Larva, via Flickr Creative Commons Public Domain Nyffy
    Water Strider, via Flickr Creative Commons Public Domain Andrew Hazen
    Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse photo Brian Gratwicke via Flickr Creative Commons https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/
    A Giant Moray Eel (Gymnothorax javanicus) with cleanerfish. North Horn, Osprey Reef, Coral Sea Richard Ling https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
    Striped Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) cleaning a Potato Cod (Epinephelus tukula). North Horn, Osprey Reef, Coral Sea Richard Ling https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
    A pair of Striped Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus). Fly Point, Port Stephens, NSW Richard Ling https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
    Taters Video Footage courtesy NASA/JPL
    Reef video footage courtesy José Ricardo Paula
    Podcast Theme, by Kevin Hartnell
    Additional music, via Free Music Archive:
    Jason Shaw, Glitch 
    Jangwa, Hurry Hurry 
    The Joy Drops, Roll Jordan Roll, Bass Bumper 
    The Joy Drops, Roll Jordan Roll, Trumpet Blast 
    Gagmesharkoff, The Confluence 
    Steve Combs, Pharmacy Party 
    Steve Combs, Mess
    13 min
  • You Can Help Medical Researchers Fight Disease! (VIDEO)
    By donating just a little bit of your time (and maybe some saliva and/or blood), you can make a meaningful contribution to medical research! In this episode, you’ll learn about three participatory research programs that need your help.
    Projects and websites included in this podcast include:
    SciStarter Project Page: Outbreaks Near Me
    Outbreaks Near Me Home Page
    LUNGevity Participant  Survey
    LUNGevity Foundation
    SciStarter Project Page: All of Us
    All of Us Network of the National Library of Medicine
    All of Us: NIH
    Join All of Us
    SciStarter National Library of Medicine page
    SciStarter Libraries Page
    Photo Credit: CDC
    Music Credit: Podcast Theme, by Kevin Hartnell
    30 min
  • Learn How You Can Help Medical Researchers!
    By donating just a little bit of your time (and maybe some saliva and/or blood), you can make a meaningful contribution to medical research! In this episode, you’ll learn about three participatory research programs that need your help.
    Projects and websites included in this podcast include:
    SciStarter Project Page: Outbreaks Near Me
    Outbreaks Near Me Home Page
    LUNGevity Participant  Survey
    LUNGevity Foundation
    SciStarter Project Page: All of Us
    All of Us Network of the National Library of Medicine
    All of Us: NIH
    Join All of Us
    SciStarter National Library of Medicine page
    SciStarter Libraries Page
    Photo Credit: CDC
    Music Credit: Podcast Theme, by Kevin Hartnell
    30 min
  • Discover Science Near You With Science Near Me! (Video)
    You: There must be lots of cool science events, projects and other opportunities right in my own neighborhood... but how do I find them?
    Us: With Science Near Me! It's a National Science Foundation-supported project that partners SciStarter with museums, science centers, state-based education councils and other sources of quality science projects and activities to bring science opportunities right to your phone or computer! Learn more about it in this month's video podcast.
    Projects mentioned in this podcast are:
    Science Near Me
    STEM Near Me (Alabama)
    Alabama STEM Council
    Dragonfly Swarm Project
    Music Credit:
    Podcast Theme, by Keith Hartnell
    23 min
  • Science Near Me (audio podcast)
    How do you find science events, projects and other opportunities right in your own neighborhood? With Science Near Me, a National Science Foundation-supported project that partners SciStarter with museums, science centers, state-based education councils and other sources of quality science projects and activities to bring science opportunities right to your phone or computer.
    Projects mentioned in this podcast are:
    Science Near Me
    STEM Near Me (Alabama)
    Alabama STEM Council
    Dragonfly Swarm Project
    Music Credit:
    Podcast Theme, by Keith Hartnell
    23 min
  • Sun-Drenched Citizen Science (Video Version)
    The sun is now entering the “solar maximum,” the time during its 11-year solar cycle when it’s most active, producing sunspots and solar flares. There are also two solar eclipses coming up over a six-month period. Not coincidentally, we’re also now beginning the Heliophysics Big Year, when solar science researchers are most active, and there are a variety of citizen science opportunities to bring the public along for the ride.
    Links mentioned in this podcast include:
    Short Film To Scale: The Solar System
    SciStarter NASA Page
    SciStarter Eclipse Page
    NASA Heliophysics Big Year
    Citizen CATE
     
    Eclipse Soundscapes Data Collector
    Eclipse Soundscapes Observer
    NASA Heliophysics Big Year Zines
    NASA Eclipse Map
    Media Credits:
    All video simulations Credit: NASA
    Orrery with wood base, via Flickr Creative Commons, Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) Image Credit Karen_O’D
    Brass Orrery, via Flickr Creative Commons, Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) Image Credit: Raneko
    Solar System graphic (planets at an angle), via Flickr Creative Commons, Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) Image Credit: NASA
    Eclipse and Mountains, via Flickr Creative Commons, Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC 2.0) Credit: NASA/ Bill Ingalls
    Apollo on the Clouds Artwork (1688-1698), via Flickr Creative Commons, Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC 2.0) Artist: Johan Teyler (original from The Rijksmuseum); Digitally enhanced by rawpixel
    Photo of Apollo golden relief via Flickr Creative Commons, Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC 2.0); Photo Credit: Chris Waits
    Solar System, side view, via Flickr Creative Commons, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0; Image Credit: This is Yu
    Music Credit:
    Podcast Theme, by Keith Hartnell
    26 min
  • Sun-Drenched Citizen Science
    The sun is now entering the “solar maximum,” the time during its 11-year solar cycle when it’s most active, producing sunspots and solar flares. There are also two solar eclipses coming up over a six-month period. Not coincidentally, we’re also now beginning the Heliophysics Big Year, when solar science researchers are most active, and there are a variety of citizen science opportunities to bring the public along for the ride.
    Links mentioned in this podcast include:
    www.Scistarter.org/nasa
    www.SciStarter.org/eclipse
    NASA Heliophysics Big Year
    Citizen CATE
    Eclipse Soundscapes Data Collector
     
    Eclipse Soundscapes Observer
    NASA Heliophysics Big Year Zines
    NASA Eclipse Map
    26 min
  • Give your dog (or cat) a personality quiz for science! (Video)
    Are you curious about how your dog or cat compares to others? And/or would you like to contribute to science research that could benefit pets and people? Then you should consider participating in C-BARQ (for dogs) and Fe-BARQ (for cats). Learn more about these projects from the scientist who created them.
    Links mentioned in this podcast include:
    C-BARQ and Fe-BARQ
    Darwin’s Ark
    Dog Lineage graphic credit: Emily V. Dutrow and MSJONESNYC; Source: “Domestic Dog Lineages Reveal Genetic Drivers of Behavioral Diversification,” by Emily V. Dutrow, James A. Serpell and Elaine A. Ostrander, in Cell, Vol. 185; December 8, 2022 (reference)
    Dog Video Credits:
    Dog in polka dot bed: Credit: Edward Everidge
    https://pixabay.com/videos/animal-dog-pet-play-home-house-111252/
    Poodle with nose out window: Credit: Coverr Free Footage
    https://pixabay.com/videos/dog-poodle-car-window-wind-storm-104/
    Dog Looking Uncertain: Credit: Edward Everidge
    https://pixabay.com/videos/dog-puppy-canine-pet-animal-cute-109613/
    Two dogs, grumpy and vigilant: Credit: 11327359
    https://pixabay.com/videos/dogs-australian-shepard-growl-snarl-133959/
    Dog Biting Waves: Credit: Andy Faeth
    https://pixabay.com/videos/dog-belgian-shepherd-dog-dog-water-22558/
    Two Dogs Play Fighting: Credit: Coverr-Free-Footage
    https://pixabay.com/videos/dogs-playing-two-pets-canine-10820/
    Dog Rolling on Beach: Credit: VMonte13
    https://pixabay.com/videos/dog-river-dog-playing-nature-water-38992/
    Dog being brushed: Credit: Marsel Sharipov 
    https://pixabay.com/videos/dog-animal-wool-house-friend-122604/
    SciStarter Podcast Theme Music: Podcast Theme by Kevin Hartnell
    Cover Image:
    Shiba Inu dog: Credit: Picography, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Picography-curious-dog-animal-pet-house-home-sm-1.jpg
    11 min
  • Give your dog (or cat) a personality quiz for science!
    Are you curious about how your dog or cat compares to others? And/or would you like to contribute to science research that could benefit pets and people? Then you should consider participating in C-BARQ (for dogs) and Fe-BARQ (for cats). Learn more about these projects from the scientist who created them.
    Links mentioned in this podcast include:
    C-BARQ and Fe-BARQ
    Darwin’s Ark
    SciStarter Podcast Theme Music: Podcast Theme by Kevin Hartnell
    11 min

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Citizen Science, a podcast from SciStarter, spotlights the many ways communities are exploring and changing the world around them through public participation in science.