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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 Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Thousands of mycophiles took to the forest in October to document as many mushrooms as they could, as part of the first annual Great North American FungiQuest. In this podcast, we spoke with Robert Courteau, project creator and also founder of the non-profit group Think Fungi.
Projects and other links relevant to this podcast are:
The Great North American Fungi Quest
Friday Oct 07, 2022
Friday Oct 07, 2022
With forests being wiped out worldwide by climate change, deforestation, pests and plagues, trees need all the help they can get. Pitch in by learning about citizen forestry and joining the citizen science projects featured in this episode.
Trees Please! Help the Girl Scouts and NASA/GLOBE Protect the Planet (Video)
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
This month we're heading back to school to see how teachers and even college professors are making citizen science a part of their classroom instruction.
Projects and Websites mentioned in this podcast include:
Undergraduate Student Experiences with Citizen Science Network (USECitSci)
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
In this podcast episode, we celebrate National Dog Day (August 26th) with some canine citizen science. Scientists would like to learn about dog personalities and genetics; what traits help them perform well as service animals; and how environmental factors could affect their health. If you have a canine companion, you have the perfect lab partner!
Projects featured in the podcast include:
C-BARQ
https://scistarter.org/c-barq-and-fe-barq
Darwin's Ark
https://scistarter.org/darwins-ark
Also, check out this study from Darwin's Ark, published in the journal Science, based on data provided by citizen scientists!
Saturday Jul 23, 2022
Saturday Jul 23, 2022
Beat the summer heat by taking a refreshing dip into an ocean of marine citizen science activities, including swimming with sharks, chatting with manatees and sleuthing out sea dragons.
Projects featured in the podcast include:
eShark (on the eOcean platform)
Wildbook for Whale Sharks (from Wild.me)
Friday Jul 01, 2022
Friday Jul 01, 2022
It's summer and there's a whole lot of pollinating going on. Learn about scientists' efforts to monitor important pollinators like bumblebees, monarch butterflies and hummingbirds, and how you can help.
Projects featured in this podcast are:
Sunday May 29, 2022
Sunday May 29, 2022
Summertime blues? Not on our watch! In this Summer Fun podcast, learn how you can plate and serve an ant picnic fit for a queen; use spider webs as air quality monitors; and help make cities around the world more accessible by strolling their sidewalks (virtually), looking for cracks, potholes, and missing curb cuts that could stop a wheelchair, stroller or walker in its tracks.
Projects and websites featured in this podcast are:
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Yes, Benjamin Franklin was a founding father of the United States, helped draft the Declaration of Independence and was the first Postmaster General. But he was also an energetic citizen scientist (even though the word "scientist" didn't yet exist). He studied electricity, the Gulf Stream, refrigeration and meteorology, and he published his research. He even conducted experiments on using electricity to cook turkeys! Michael Madeja is Director of Education at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia, a society founded by Franklin himself. In this special "minisode" of the SciStarter podcast, Madeja discusses some of Franklin's achievements and corrects some misconceptions about one of America's founding "citizen scientists."
Sunday Apr 17, 2022
Sunday Apr 17, 2022
It's spring, and the birds are back in town, so we're dedicating this episode of the SciStarter podcast to our avian neighbors. Get a peak into the secret world of woodpeckers, monitor the effects of climate change on birds, and learn how even city-dwellers can participate in bird research.
Projects and websites featured in this podcast are:
Sunday Mar 13, 2022
Sunday Mar 13, 2022
Burst out of your winter hibernation and into some exciting springtime citizen science fun with this special, pre-Citizen Science Month podcast. Learn about Nature's Notebook and ISeeChange, and get the latest on CitSci library kits that you and your family can borrow.
Projects and websites featured in this podcast are:
Foundations of Citizen Science Learning Module