Citizen Science

Citizen Science

Citizen science has exploded in the last few years, thanks to smartphones that, with the right apps, can become powerful scientific instruments. And, thanks to the Internet, that's connected citizen scientists and their data to the scientists who collect, analyze and share the results -- in scholarly journals and online. A special seven-part series by the Western University Citizen Science Project is investigating the basics of the citizen science movement, the important questions and concerns in the field as well as discovering what lies ahead. Through text, videos, maps, audio, and infographics we'll be providing in-depth coverage as well as analysis of the movement.
Citizen Science

Looking at the intersections between citizen science and citizen journalism

May 8, 2013
| What are the differences and the similarities between citizen science and citizen journalism?
Length: 07:56 minutes (10.91 MB)
Citizen Science

Citizen science: Big Data

May 3, 2013
| Why is big data important and how can citizen science can make data accessible and understandable to the general public?
Length: 12:52 minutes (130.04 MB)
Citizen Science

Citizen science: Getting started

April 30, 2013
| Citizen science is a growing movement that's joining professional scientists with regular people around the world.
Length: 05:05 minutes (27.97 MB)
Citizen Science

Citizen science: The basics

April 21, 2013
| Citizen science is a growing movement that’s joining professional scientists with regular people around the world.
Length: 04:32 minutes (4.16 MB)