Citizen science & society

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The importance of citizen science, what we can learn from it - as human beings and our relationship to the planet.

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Erinma Ochu #citizenscience

Brain by _DJ_ via Creative Commons http://www.flickr.com/photos/flamephoenix1991

www.wellcome.ac.uk

www.bl.uk

@citizenbrains www.thegreatbrainexperiment.com

@eye_wire http://eyewire.org

Crowdsourcing neuroscience

Genes in Space: spotting patterns in genetic information from tumours

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/excites

Professor Muki Haklay

http://upmic.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/science-levels.png

Social vs scientific valuePrinciples•1. Mutual respect•2. Equality and inclusion•3. Democratic participation•4. Active learning•5. Making a difference•6. Collective action•7. Personal integrity

Professor Sarah Banks, Durham University

1. Crowdsource number patterns in nature dataset 2. Engage 3000 people from Greater Manchester 3. Learn about Turing & how number patterns work in sunflowers 4. Provide media stories

Open Voice Community ChoirOpen Voice Community Choir

Music Cognition Group

Hookedonmusic.co.uk

Lance Weiler http://www.lanceweiler.com

Salvatore Iaconesi http://www.artisopensource.net

Natalie Jeremijenko http://nataliejeremijenko.com

Vinay Venkatraman www.leapcraft.dk

Carolyn Kagan – fostering an ecological edge

Two Cultures

erinma.ochu@manchester.ac.uk