by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 16, 2009 | Blog, Citizen Science, In the News
Paw Talk, “the online community for pets and pet owners” picked up the SciCheer post featuring Yale’s mascot (Handsome Dan) during his science lesson. And, not quite mainstream, but the National Academy of Engineering Tweeted a note about this post,...
by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 5, 2009 | Blog, Brain Makeover, Citizen Science
Come meet the Science Cheerleader team, see professional cheerleaders-turned-scientists and engineers as they dance and cheer on science, and get your hands dirty doing science with ScienceForCitizens.net activities! At the USA Science and Engineering Festival...
by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 3, 2009 | Blog, Citizen Science, In the News, Writings
In the current edition of the New York Academy of Sciences Magazine, you’ll find a piece co-authored by me and Alex Soojung-Kim Pang. We hope that our op-ed, “The Growth of Citizen Science” helps articulate how “average people” are...
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 | Oct 28, 2009 | Blog, Citizen Science
OpenStreetMap is a free editable map of the whole world. It is made by people like you. OpenStreetMap allows you to view, edit and use geographical data in a collaborative way from anywhere on Earth.
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 27, 2009 | Blog, Citizen Science, Science Education
Last week, I had the pleasure of organizing a citizen science project for my son’s second grade class. The teacher and students were well-prepared by the time I entered the classroom to talk about Cornell’s citizen science project called “Pigeon...
