Citizen Science: How Ordinary People Are Changing the Face of Discovery - Softcover

Cooper, Caren

9781468315998: Citizen Science: How Ordinary People Are Changing the Face of Discovery

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ISBN 10: 1468315994 ISBN 13: 9781468315998

Verlag: Abrams Press, 2018

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In Citizen Science, Caren Cooper reveals how everyday people—from retirees and gamers to inmates and mothers—are transforming the scientific landscape. Across fields as diverse as astronomy, ecology, and biochemistry, these citizen scientists are collecting data, solving puzzles, and advocating for change.

This inspiring book uncovers the untold stories of volunteers who are reshaping how science is done and who gets to do it. Whether it's tracking monarch butterflies from a prison yard, solving protein-folding challenges through video games, or monitoring rainfall with homemade gauges, these individuals are proving that science is not just for the elite—it’s for everyone.

Citizen Science is both a rallying call and a practical guide, showing how democratizing science can lead to powerful discoveries and social good. Cooper’s engaging narrative invites readers to rethink their assumptions and discover how they too can contribute to meaningful change.

Perfect for educators, community organizers, science enthusiasts, and anyone curious about the world, this book is a celebration of curiosity, collaboration, and the power of collective action.

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Rese�a del editor

Think you need a degree in science to contribute to important scientific discoveries? Think again. All around the world, in fields ranging from astronomy to zoology, millions of everyday people are choosing to participate in the scientific process. Working in cooperation with scientists in pursuit of information, innovation, and dis-covery, these volunteers are following protocols, collect-ing and reviewing data, and sharing their observations. They are our neighbors, our in-laws, and people in the office down the hall. Their story, along with the story of the social good that can result from citizen science, has largely been untold, until now. Citizen scientists are challenging old notions about who can conduct research, where knowledge can be acquired, and even how solutions to some of our big-gest societal problems might emerge. In telling their story, Cooper will inspire readers to rethink their own assumptions about the role that individuals can play in gaining scientific understanding and putting that under-standing to use as stewards of our world. Citizen Science uncovers how people from all walks of life-retirees monitoring precipitation with standard-ized rain gauges, inmates raising, tagging, and releas-ing monarch butterflies to track their migration from the prison yard, video gamers solving biochemistry puzzles to help find cures for diseases like Alzheimer's, and mothers advocating for healthy drinking water and clear air for their families and communities-can tap into their potential to make scientific discoveries that lead to meaningful, positive change.

Biograf�a del autor

Caren Cooper is an associate professor of Forestry and Environmental Resources at North Carolina State University, part of the Chancellor's Faculty Excellence Program in Leadership in Public Science, and assistant head of the Biodiversity Research Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. She studies bird ecology, conservation, and management through the use of citizen science. She served as an advisor to the public television documentary mini-series The Crowd & The Cloud. She is a blogger at the Public Library of Science (PLOS) and Discover and guest blogger at Scientific American, and she is director of partnerships at SciStarter.com.

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