Moderated by Dane Glasgow, this five-member panel discusses SETI and citizen science.
Citizen science explained
Last month, I had the pleasure of speaking at a TEDx conference, where I explained the concept of citizen science to a very receptive and enthusiastic audience. Check it out, and please share it with your networks!
Be the Change: Saving the World with Citizen Science
As long time followers of this blog know, science is one of my passions. So much so, that I’ve been involved in a movement called citizen science. What’s citizen science you say? Well, I wrote this book… Be the Change: Saving the World with Citizen Science.
This book talks about some really cool stuff, where ordinary people like you and me get to do real, honest-to-goodness, help-answer-the-big-questions science. This is a world in which it is possible to go on a wildlife survey in a national park, install software on your computer to search for a cure for cancer, have your smartphone log the sound pollution in your city, transcribe ancient Greek scrolls, or sift through the dirt from a site where a mastodon died 11,000 years ago—even if you never finished high school.
Why am I into this stuff? Well, apart from the fact that it’s fun, I think that it is important in this high-tech era that people understand (and not fear!) science and technology. That’s why I write my other blog, Citizen Science Center.
Citizen Science: The Book
I’m very, very excited to announce the launch of Be the Change: Saving the World with Citizen Science.
Available now at Amazon.com, the book has project listings and exclusive content you won’t find here at the site… so even if you’re a regular here, you’ll want to grab a copy to learn about new opportunities to participate.
And if you’re a huge citizen science fan who would love to see more people involved, it would be great if you would help me get the word out. Here’s how you can help:
Tweet about the book: Click this link
Copy this link and paste into your Facebook status and let your friends know: http://www.citizensciencecenter.com/get-the-book/
Forward that same link via email to your network: http://www.citizensciencecenter.com/get-the-book/
Leave an honest review at the Amazon listing: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GJCG62E
Let your favourite science personality know about it! Or if you have a connection to someone who should receive a review copy, please let me know: chandraclarke@gmail.com.
It would mean a LOT to me if you did any or all of those things — thank you so, so much!
– Chandra
(P.S. – Don’t have a Kindle? Did you know you could read Kindles on your PC? Check it out here: Kindle for PC)