Citizen Science overview for ASU HSD598 graduate course, "Citizen Science"
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This is a citizen science overview particularly aimed at graduate students enrolled in a new course at Arizona State University, aptly titled "Citizen Science." The author of this presentation, and course instructor, Darlene Cavalier, will talk students through its nuances and intersections with science, technology, and society.
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“Public is dumb.” Scientists are skeptical.
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YouTube video: http://tinyurl.com/n3dxso5
International comparison:
American adults rank 2nd
in civic science literacy.
Professor Jon Miller (U of MI).
CIVIC SCIENTIFIC LITERACY IN THE US, 1988 – 2005 [MILLER, J.D., 2007]
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In 2005 U.S. Ranked Second only to Sweden in Civic Scientific Literacy
Civic Scientific Literacy in the U.S. , while still low, has tripled between 1988 and 2005.
More can be done.
COMMUNICATION +ENGAGEMENT
Little evidence exposure to information per se leads to either deeper understanding or an ability to incorporate scientific knowledge into better decision making.
Important to think about communication as a process of mutual interaction and a seeking of understanding, rather than simply as a means to transmit knowledge accurately to the public.
When science is not emotionally satisfying, it will fail to address deeper questions of identity and personal experience and will be rejected in favor of less reliable sources of information and advice.
-- Judith Ramaley, Science Literacy for the 21st Century
More can be done.
To find projects, citizen scientists have to search and search
About 137,000 results
Darlene Cavalierwww.scistarter.com
We are a website that connects regular people
toreal science they can do.
Millions of people enjoy
science & nature.
Thousands of scientists need
volunteers.
But they can’t find each other.
Weconnect
them
Scientist image and cit scientist images tk to illustrate “we connect them”
Weconnect
them
Someone you know is a
CITIZEN SCIENTIST
eBird 1.5 million
reports
Water testing1.5 millionmonitors
SETI@ home5 million
volunteers
Accelerating analysis of tumor samples in huge datasets.
Forecasting solar activity that poses radiation risks to humans and hardware in space. (NASA
crowdsourcing)
Analyzing wild algae species for their potential to produce biofuels.
Citizen Science IS Serious Science.
Citizen Microbiology Projects
http://www.microbe.net/citizen-science-projects/
Searchable database of projects.
To make it easier for people to learn about and get involved in projects.To make it easier for people to learn about and get involved in projects.
We help project
organizers reach people.
Partner up!
Crowdsource the
crowdsourcing.
University of Waterloo’s Snow Tweets
goal Help researchers calibrate accuracy of snow measurement toolstask Measure snow where you are, tweet or upload your geotagged data
Tripled three-year participation rate in one season.
What motivatesmotivates participants to act?
To advance fields of research.
To connect/protect nature.To connect/protect nature.
Personal enrichment, satisfy curiosity.Personal enrichment, satisfy curiosity.
To shape emerging fields.To shape emerging fields.
Money.Money.
Community/civic concerns.Community/civic concerns.
Community/civic concerns.Community/civic concerns.
“Each image you will see is a tiny tumour sample from a huge dataset. Help our scientists to accelerate the analysis of this data by identifying the coloured sections of the image using our prompts, and bring forward the cures for cancers.”
Help cure cancer.Help cure cancer.
Help cure cancer.Help cure cancer.
Big Cheer for Science!Monitor earthquakes for
United States Geological Survey
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Boys, too!
National Partnership with Pop Warner Little Scholars
Mentorships (in person and via Skype)
Science Festival appearances
Citizen Science introductions
Science of Cheerleading app
PI s new citizen science research projects
We are 250 members strong….and growing
The Science Cheerleaders reach NEW audiences.
www.SpaceMicrobes.org
Common sectors
Research question, community concern
Participation/ engagement
Incentives , motivations
Appropriate technology
Certifications/ qualifications
Quality of data
Privacy/ownership of data
Policy implications
Resources:
Human cognition/analysis platforms: PyBossa/Crowdcraft, CosmoQuest, Zooniverse
Sample collection: SciStarter, others working with the people or surfaces/bodies you want to reach (consider partnering up with other citsci project organizers).
Sampling protocols, consent forms, etc: MicroBEnet, Your Wild Life
Crowdfunding: uBiome
References, links to other practitioners, more tools:http://www.birds.cornell.edu/citscitoolkit/resources
“Citizen science has helped democratize science and helped people to understand they can have an influence on science by being a part of it.”
Rick Bonney, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
From citizen science to citizen policy.
Hey! Hey! What do you say?
Let’s bring back the OTA!*
(With citizen input!)
*The now defunct Congressional Office of Technology Assessment
From citizen science to citizen policy.Expert and Citizen Assessment of Science and Technology.
https://ecastnetwork.wordpress.com/
ECAST: Distributed network to create/evaluate mechanism to inform public and solicit input in matters of sci/tech policy.
Founding Partners: Arizona State University
Boston Museum of Science
Loka Institute
Science Cheerleader/ SciStarter
UMass Amherst
Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars.
From citizen science to citizen policy.Expert and Citizen Assessment of Science and Technology.http://ecastnetwork.wordpress.com
Pilot project in four locations.
Dissemination of white paper to Congress; public release of outcomes at Wilson Center event.
Active workshops and meetings to align process with GAO and other Congressional support agencies.
Designed to complement expert analysis.
Report about participatory technology assessment (pTA) prepared by ECAST members. Primary motivation is to articulate the role that a network like ECAST might play in conducting and institutionalizing pTA in the U.S.
Mobilize an informed populace to tell us what science cannot.
By helping people rediscover, do, and shape STEM, we can mobilize one of the our greatest resources.
It’s never too late.
