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Citizen Science, a podcast from SciStarter, spotlights the many ways communities are exploring and changing the world around them through public participation in science.
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Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
In February, we explore the romance of citizen science. Through your passion for science you can find not only birds, bugs and stars, but also new friends and just maybe that special someone.
Projects mentioned in this podcast include:
https://scistarter.org/budburst
https://scistarter.org/the-great-backyard-bird-count
https://scistarter.org/nasa-live
https://scistarter.org/mountain-rain-or-snow
https://scistarter.org/fresh-eyes-on-ice
https://scistarter.org/globe-observer-land-cover
Backyard Worlds: Cool Neighbors
https://scistarter.org/backyard-worlds-cool-neighbors
https://scistarter.org/the-sungrazer-project
https://youtu.be/GRJbRNzR9-I?si=ft9PB1U9pPt91ZUi
Valentine’s Day Dating Advice from Caroline Nickerson
https://youtube.com/shorts/QwQWBmyOfeM?si=AH8k1ZA1UoH3bWEv
Podcast Theme by Kevin Hartnell
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Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Squirrels are fun, fascinating and sometimes infuriating, and also the focus of some amazing citizen science. Learn more about them in this episode of SciStarter's Citizen Science Podcast!
Projects and Websites mentioned in this podcast are:
Citizen Science Month: One Million Acts of Science
Macauley Library’s Best Bird Photos of 2024
Schools’ Air Quality Monitoring for Health and Education (SAMHE)
Podcast Theme by Kevin Hartnell
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Squirrels are fun, fascinating and sometimes infuriating, and also the focus of some amazing citizen science. Learn more about them in this episode of SciStarter's Citizen Science Podcast!
Projects and Websites mentioned in this podcast are:
Squirrel Mapper
https://scistarter.org/squirrelmapper
Project Squirrel
https://scistarter.org/project-squirrel
Seek
https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app
iNaturalist
Zooniverse
Citizen Science Month: One Million Acts of Science
https://scistarter.org/citizensciencemonth
Macauley Library’s Best Bird Photos of 2024
HamSCI
https://hamsci.org/
Project FRESH Air
http://www.hollerlab.com/fresh-air.html
Schools’ Air Quality Monitoring for Health and Education (SAMHE) https://www.sei.org/projects/samhe/#:~:text=The%20SAMHE%20research%20team%EF%BB%BF,with%20temperature%20and%20relative%20humidity
AirCasting
https://scistarter.org/aircasting
Drug Sniffing Squirrels video
https://youtu.be/RY-dyiv5TR0?si=AjcX9ObPV9iCaNwL
Podcast Theme by Kevin Hartnell https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_Hartnell/CC_BY-SA_40/Kevin_Hartnell_-_CC_BY-SA_40_-_09_Podcast_Theme/
Sunday Dec 31, 2023
Sunday Dec 31, 2023
You can help researchers find and save endangered trees! In this interview, Ellen Crocker, co-creator of TreeSnap, discusses the purpose and use of this tree locator app.
Projects and websites mentioned in this podcast:
TreeSnap
iNaturalist
American Chestnut Foundation
Podcast Theme by Kevin Hartnell
Image Credits:
Photo Credit: Bob MacInnes, via Flickr Creative Commons
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Photo Credit: Katya Schulz, via Flickr Creative Commons
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Photo Credit: Ron Mader, via Flickr Creative Commons
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Photo Credit: F.D. Richards, via Flickr Creative Commons
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Photo Credit: F.D. Richards, via Flickr Creative Commons
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Photo Credit: Harum.koh, via Flickr Creative Commons
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Photo Credit: Cdanna2003, via Flickr Creative Commons
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Photo Credit: brewbooks, via Flickr Creative Commons
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Photo Credit: born1945, via Flickr Creative Commons
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Photo Credit: Joshua Tree National Park, via Flickr Creative Commons
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Photo Credit: Malcom Manners, via Flickr Creative Commons
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Photo Credit: Malcom Manners, via Flickr Creative Commons
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Sunday Dec 31, 2023
Sunday Dec 31, 2023
You can help researchers find and save endangered trees! In this interview, Ellen Crocker, co-creator of TreeSnap, discusses the purpose and use of this tree locator app.
Projects and websites mentioned in this podcast:
Podcast Theme by Kevin Hartnell
Friday Dec 29, 2023
Friday Dec 29, 2023
Help NASA measure Earth's tree canopy with GLOBE Observer: Trees; sleuth out endangered trees for TreeSnap; learn how cleaner fish support reef ecosystems; and see why NASA is sending cat videos through millions of miles of space. All that and more on this episode of Citizen Science: Stories of Science We Can Do Together!
Projects featured in this episode:
Image Credits:
Redwood cover pic via Flickr Creative Commons Public Domain Jeff Balland
Night Trees via Flickr Creative Commons Public Domain Marcos Lomba
Tall Pine, via Flickr Creative Commons Public Domain Alan Levine
Aspen Trees, via Flickr Creative Commons Public Domain Thepixiesdidit
Dragonfly Larva, via Flickr Creative Commons Public Domain Nyffy
Water Strider, via Flickr Creative Commons Public Domain Andrew Hazen
Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse photo Brian Gratwicke via Flickr Creative Commons https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/
A Giant Moray Eel (Gymnothorax javanicus) with cleanerfish. North Horn, Osprey Reef, Coral Sea Richard Ling https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
Striped Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) cleaning a Potato Cod (Epinephelus tukula). North Horn, Osprey Reef, Coral Sea Richard Ling https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
A pair of Striped Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus). Fly Point, Port Stephens, NSW Richard Ling https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
Taters Video Footage courtesy NASA/JPL
Reef video footage courtesy José Ricardo Paula
Podcast Theme, by Kevin Hartnell
Additional music, via Free Music Archive:
Jason Shaw, Glitch
Jangwa, Hurry Hurry
The Joy Drops, Roll Jordan Roll, Bass Bumper
The Joy Drops, Roll Jordan Roll, Trumpet Blast
Gagmesharkoff, The Confluence
Steve Combs, Pharmacy Party
Steve Combs, Mess
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
Help NASA measure Earth's tree canopy with GLOBE Observer: Trees; sleuth out endangered trees for TreeSnap; learn how cleaner fish support reef ecosystems; and see why NASA is sending cat videos through millions of miles of space. All that and more on this episode of Citizen Science: Stories of Science We Can Do Together!
Projects featured in this episode:
Image Credits:
Redwood cover pic via Flickr Creative Commons Public Domain Jeff Balland
Night Trees via Flickr Creative Commons Public Domain Marcos Lomba
Tall Pine, via Flickr Creative Commons Public Domain Alan Levine
Aspen Trees, via Flickr Creative Commons Public Domain Thepixiesdidit
Dragonfly Larva, via Flickr Creative Commons Public Domain Nyffy
Water Strider, via Flickr Creative Commons Public Domain Andrew Hazen
Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse photo Brian Gratwicke via Flickr Creative Commons https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/
A Giant Moray Eel (Gymnothorax javanicus) with cleanerfish. North Horn, Osprey Reef, Coral Sea Richard Ling https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
Striped Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) cleaning a Potato Cod (Epinephelus tukula). North Horn, Osprey Reef, Coral Sea Richard Ling https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
A pair of Striped Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus). Fly Point, Port Stephens, NSW Richard Ling https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
Taters Video Footage courtesy NASA/JPL
Reef video footage courtesy José Ricardo Paula
Podcast Theme, by Kevin Hartnell
Additional music, via Free Music Archive:
Jason Shaw, Glitch
Jangwa, Hurry Hurry
The Joy Drops, Roll Jordan Roll, Bass Bumper
The Joy Drops, Roll Jordan Roll, Trumpet Blast
Gagmesharkoff, The Confluence
Steve Combs, Pharmacy Party
Steve Combs, Mess
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
By donating just a little bit of your time (and maybe some saliva and/or blood), you can make a meaningful contribution to medical research! In this episode, you’ll learn about three participatory research programs that need your help.
Projects and websites included in this podcast include:
SciStarter Project Page: Outbreaks Near Me
SciStarter Project Page: All of Us
All of Us Network of the National Library of Medicine
SciStarter National Library of Medicine page
Photo Credit: CDC
Music Credit: Podcast Theme, by Kevin Hartnell
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
By donating just a little bit of your time (and maybe some saliva and/or blood), you can make a meaningful contribution to medical research! In this episode, you’ll learn about three participatory research programs that need your help.
Projects and websites included in this podcast include:
SciStarter Project Page: Outbreaks Near Me
SciStarter Project Page: All of Us
All of Us Network of the National Library of Medicine
SciStarter National Library of Medicine page
Photo Credit: CDC
Music Credit: Podcast Theme, by Kevin Hartnell
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Monday Oct 23, 2023
You: There must be lots of cool science events, projects and other opportunities right in my own neighborhood... but how do I find them?
Us: With Science Near Me! It's a National Science Foundation-supported project that partners SciStarter with museums, science centers, state-based education councils and other sources of quality science projects and activities to bring science opportunities right to your phone or computer! Learn more about it in this month's video podcast.
Projects mentioned in this podcast are:
Music Credit:
Podcast Theme, by Keith Hartnell