by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 2, 2009 | Animal Projects, Biology Projects, Bird Projects, Citizen Science, Climate & Weather Projects, Computer & Technology Projects, Dr. John Reports, Ecology & Environment Projects, Nature & Outdoor Projects
While we most commonly associate Google with its ability to search the Intertubes for our favorite science FAILs, the tech giant is also opening new doors for citizen science. A recent article in the Public Library of Science (PloS) ONE highlights a new mobile phone...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jun 14, 2009 | Biology Projects, Citizen Science, Dr. John Reports, Ecology & Environment Projects, Projects & Activities
From Dr. John…Looking for a fun way to translate your love of pignut hickory (Carya glabra) into scientific data that can help the planet? Look no further than the National Phenology Network (NPN), an organization that calls on citizen scientists to monitor the...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jun 5, 2009 | Biology Projects, Citizen Science, Dr. John Reports
From Dr. John….If you’re anything like me, you take pride in knowing everything. That’s why I spend my free time reading and contributing to the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL), an online, collaborative project documenting biodiversity knowledge about all life...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 26, 2009 | Astronomy & Space Projects, Biology Projects, Citizen Science, Computer & Technology Projects, Projects & Activities
The “distributed computing” project known as SETI@home just celebrated its 10th anniversary. For the past decade, thousands of volunteers have loaned the experiment a little bit of their personal computers’ idle capacity to help in the search for...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 6, 2009 | Biology Projects, Citizen Science, Projects & Activities
As the spread of influenza A virus H1N1 (otherwise known as the swine flu) continues around the world, it becomes even more important for researchers to have access to as much clinical data as possible so that they can develop treatments not just for this virus, but...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 3, 2009 | Biology Projects, Citizen Science, Computer & Technology Projects, Projects & Activities
Video games are everywhere these days! And so, the next time you go to pick up your Wii controllers or log on to your favorite World of Warcraft server, take an hour or so to put your gaming skills to a more scientific use. Scientists at the University of Washington...
