by Darlene Cavalier | Dec 16, 2009 | Citizen Science
Great primer for the January launch of SciCheer’s sister site, ScienceforCitizens.net. Today, SEED published this article on the growth of citizen scientists then the author tweeted a link to scicheer. Here are two big points pulled from the article: Researchers...
by Darlene Cavalier | Dec 4, 2009 | Citizen Science, In the News, Writings
Here’s a quirky piece I wrote for DiscoverMagazine.com this morning about a guy who got a bit too ambitious in his search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Citizen Scientist Gone Wild. Happy Friday!
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...
