Who are Citizen Data Scientists?
Science is not just for scientists. There are ways that everyone can be involved and contribute.
How to become a citizen scientist?
It is quite simple, to become one you just need to care about something.
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The principal behind citizen science is to use the power of collaborative volunteer research to explore or collect huge data sets. These are ones that researchers simply couldn’t manage by themselves, and that computers aren’t up to the task of analysing.
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Nowadays there is an astonishing number of surveys to take part in. Some are ongoing, such as the British Trust for Ornithology’s Garden BirdWatch, which tracks the seasons. Others cover a specific time period – like Big Butterfly Count in July and August.
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Penguin Watch
Count penguins in remote regions to help us understand their lives and environment!
There is growing concern over the Antarctic Peninsula's unique ecosystem, and the risks it faces from climate change, fisheries and direct human disturbance. Images taken throughout the year at multiple locations provide the ability to answer a range of interesting questions.
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TestMyBrain
Test yourself and help neuroscientists learn more about the mind and brain!
"All of our experiments are designed to provide personalized feedback that is specific to you and will help you learn more about your own mind and brain. What we learn from your participation helps us understand more about how the brain works, how we change as we get older, and the mental and physical disorders that affect brain health."
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Fold.it
Online puzzle video game about protein folding. Solve puzzles for science!
Fold.it is a revolutionary crowdsourcing computer game enabling you to contribute to important scientific research. Fold.it attempts to predict the structure of a protein by taking advantage of humans' puzzle-solving intuitions and having people play competitively to fold the best proteins.
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Available projects on Zooniverse
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TEDx Talk by Allison Sagraves
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BBC "Do Something Great"