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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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Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
How do you find science events, projects and other opportunities right in your own neighborhood? With Science Near Me, 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.
Projects mentioned in this podcast are:
Music Credit:
Podcast Theme, by Keith Hartnell
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
The sun is now entering the “solar maximum,” the time during its 11-year solar cycle when it’s most active, producing sunspots and solar flares. There are also two solar eclipses coming up over a six-month period. Not coincidentally, we’re also now beginning the Heliophysics Big Year, when solar science researchers are most active, and there are a variety of citizen science opportunities to bring the public along for the ride.
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
Short Film To Scale: The Solar System
Eclipse Soundscapes Data Collector
NASA Heliophysics Big Year Zines
Media Credits:
All video simulations Credit: NASA
Orrery with wood base, via Flickr Creative Commons, Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) Image Credit Karen_O’D
Brass Orrery, via Flickr Creative Commons, Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) Image Credit: Raneko
Solar System graphic (planets at an angle), via Flickr Creative Commons, Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) Image Credit: NASA
Eclipse and Mountains, via Flickr Creative Commons, Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC 2.0) Credit: NASA/ Bill Ingalls
Apollo on the Clouds Artwork (1688-1698), via Flickr Creative Commons, Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC 2.0) Artist: Johan Teyler (original from The Rijksmuseum); Digitally enhanced by rawpixel
Photo of Apollo golden relief via Flickr Creative Commons, Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC 2.0); Photo Credit: Chris Waits
Solar System, side view, via Flickr Creative Commons, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0; Image Credit: This is Yu
Music Credit:
Podcast Theme, by Keith Hartnell
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Monday Sep 18, 2023
The sun is now entering the “solar maximum,” the time during its 11-year solar cycle when it’s most active, producing sunspots and solar flares. There are also two solar eclipses coming up over a six-month period. Not coincidentally, we’re also now beginning the Heliophysics Big Year, when solar science researchers are most active, and there are a variety of citizen science opportunities to bring the public along for the ride.
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
Eclipse Soundscapes Data Collector
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
Are you curious about how your dog or cat compares to others? And/or would you like to contribute to science research that could benefit pets and people? Then you should consider participating in C-BARQ (for dogs) and Fe-BARQ (for cats). Learn more about these projects from the scientist who created them.
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
Dog Lineage graphic credit: Emily V. Dutrow and MSJONESNYC; Source: “Domestic Dog Lineages Reveal Genetic Drivers of Behavioral Diversification,” by Emily V. Dutrow, James A. Serpell and Elaine A. Ostrander, in Cell, Vol. 185; December 8, 2022 (reference)
Dog Video Credits:
Dog in polka dot bed: Credit: Edward Everidge
https://pixabay.com/videos/animal-dog-pet-play-home-house-111252/
Poodle with nose out window: Credit: Coverr Free Footage
https://pixabay.com/videos/dog-poodle-car-window-wind-storm-104/
Dog Looking Uncertain: Credit: Edward Everidge
https://pixabay.com/videos/dog-puppy-canine-pet-animal-cute-109613/
Two dogs, grumpy and vigilant: Credit: 11327359
https://pixabay.com/videos/dogs-australian-shepard-growl-snarl-133959/
Dog Biting Waves: Credit: Andy Faeth
https://pixabay.com/videos/dog-belgian-shepherd-dog-dog-water-22558/
Two Dogs Play Fighting: Credit: Coverr-Free-Footage
https://pixabay.com/videos/dogs-playing-two-pets-canine-10820/
Dog Rolling on Beach: Credit: VMonte13
https://pixabay.com/videos/dog-river-dog-playing-nature-water-38992/
Dog being brushed: Credit: Marsel Sharipov
https://pixabay.com/videos/dog-animal-wool-house-friend-122604/
SciStarter Podcast Theme Music: Podcast Theme by Kevin Hartnell
Cover Image:
Shiba Inu dog: Credit: Picography, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Picography-curious-dog-animal-pet-house-home-sm-1.jpg
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
Are you curious about how your dog or cat compares to others? And/or would you like to contribute to science research that could benefit pets and people? Then you should consider participating in C-BARQ (for dogs) and Fe-BARQ (for cats). Learn more about these projects from the scientist who created them.
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
SciStarter Podcast Theme Music: Podcast Theme by Kevin Hartnell
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Did you know that one of the major players in the field of citizen science is NASA? At the 2023 annual conference of the Citizen Science Association, NASA held a full day of workshops for project leaders working on their many citizen science projects. In this podcast, we learn about three of them, and also hear from NASA Citizen Science Officer Marc Kuchner.
Projects and programs mentioned in this podcast include:
Citizen Science Association C*Sci 23
SciStarter Podcast Theme Music: Podcast Theme by Kevin Hartnell
Title Image Credit: UCLA SETI and Yuri Beletsky
Orange Annular Eclipse Credit: NASA
Blue total eclipse, Flickr Public Domain, Credit: Jamie Kohns
Aurora video and still image: Flickr Public Domain, Credit: Paul Stewart
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Did you know that one of the major players in the field of citizen science is NASA? At the 2023 annual conference of the Citizen Science Association, NASA held a full day of workshops for project leaders working on their many citizen science projects. In this podcast, we learn about three of them, and also hear from NASA Citizen Science Officer Marc Kuchner.
Projects and programs mentioned in this podcast include:
Citizen Science Association C*Sci 23
SciStarter Podcast Theme Music: Podcast Theme by Kevin Hartnell
Title Image Credit: UCLA SETI and Yuri Beletsky
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
In this special presentation, join All of Us Wisconsin and SciStarter to discuss diseases that impact our community and how you can help with the research.
Researchers need your help to change the future of medicine. The All of Us Research Program is inviting one million people across the U.S. to help build one of the most diverse health databases in history. They welcome participants from all backgrounds, and researchers will use the data to learn how our biology, lifestyle, and environment affect health. This can help researchers find ways to treat and prevent disease.
All of Us promises to take personal data from a diverse cross-section of volunteers and turn it into groundbreaking insights about the complex roles our genes, lifestyles and environments play in our health. Learn more and sign up to join this important effort today! https://www.joinallofus.org/nlm-csm2023
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Únase a SciStarter, Globe Observer: CLOUDS y al programa de investigación All of Us para un evento en línea en español que celebra El Día del Idioma. El 23 de abril. fue establecido por el Departamento de Información Pública de la ONU en 2010, con el objetivo de "celebrar el multilingüismo y la diversidad cultural, así como promover el uso igualitario de los seis idiomas oficiales de trabajo en toda la organización"este día Fue determinado para celebrar El Día de el Idioma Español.
SOBRE LOS SOCIOS DEL EVENTO SciStarter ayuda a reunir a millones de personas curiosas que están preocupadas en el mundo por cambios significativos ofreciendo miles de oportunidades para participar en preguntas de investigación del mundo real en colaboración con investigadores, comunidades, organizaciones, empresas; que proveen recursos, productos y servicios permitiendo a las personas realizar y disfrutar estas actividades mientras aprenden y aceleran investigaciones importantes. Juntos, podemos ayudar a responder preguntas que no pueden responderse solos. https://SciStarter.org/NLM
GLOBE Observer es una iniciativa internacional de ciencia ciudadana para comprender nuestro entorno global. Sus observaciones ayudan a los científicos a rastrear los cambios en las nubes y con el apoyo de la investigación climática. Los científicos también usan sus datos para verificar datos satelitales de la NASA. Cuando envían sus investigaciones, puede ayudar a estudiantes de todas las edades a realizar más investigaciones científicas reales como parte del Programa GLOBE. https://scistarter.org/globe-observer...
El futuro de la medicina individualizada puede depender de un ejército de aproximadamente un millón de voluntarios. Los científicos quieren que tu también te involucres en el Programa de Investigación “All of Us" Que es una parte clave del Mes de la Ciencia Ciudadana. https://www.joinallofus.org/nlm-csm2023
Saturday Apr 29, 2023
Saturday Apr 29, 2023
With any pursuit, there are casual dabblers and there are hardcore enthusiasts, and citizen science is no different. In this episode, we'll meet some serious citsci volunteers, some of whom have gone on to pursue full-time careers in science.
Projects and websites mentioned in this episode are:
National Phenology Network (NPN) USA
BOINC (Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing)
Citizen Science Association conference
Sun/cloud image credit: FurbyChan, via Flickr, Creative Commons license by/nc/2.0/