Chandra Clarke

Award-winning entrepreneur. Author. Professional Optimist.

  • Home
  • About
  • Books & Shorts
  • Press & Awards
  • Citizen Science
  • Contact Me

Sites mentioned in the citizen science TEDx talk

March 21, 2014 By Chandra Clarke Leave a Comment

By popular request: many of you have written to ask me to do a summary post of all the sites I mention in this TEDx talk, and I’m only too happy to oblige. Here they are in one convenient (and clickable!) place.

The crowdfunding site is http://www.Experiment.com/

FightMalaria@home: http://boinc.ucd.ie/fmah/

ClimatePrediction.net: http://www.climateprediction.net/

Zooniverse (lots of web-based citizen science projects) https://www.zooniverse.org/

Old Weather: http://www.oldweather.org/

Seafloor Explorer: http://www.seafloorexplorer.org/

Fraxinus: https://apps.facebook.com/fraxinusgame

EteRNA: http://eterna.cmu.edu/web/

Apps: Look for these in the iTunes store or the Google Play store: Instant Wild, Sound Around You, Loss of the Night, Hummingbirds@Home

Marine Debris Tracker: http://www.marinedebris.engr.uga.edu/

Bee-friend your Garden: http://earthwatch.org/scientific-research/special-initiatives/bee-friend-your-garden

Native Buzz: http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/ellis/nativebuzz/.

Monarch Watch: http://www.monarchwatch.org/

Shark Finder: http://www.sharkfinder.org/

Enjoy!

 

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Tumblr
  • Reddit
  • More
  • Pinterest
  • Pocket

Citizen science explained

March 16, 2014 By Chandra Clarke 1 Comment

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!

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Tumblr
  • Reddit
  • More
  • Pinterest
  • Pocket

TED Talk: Massive-scale online collaboration

March 12, 2014 By Chandra Clarke Leave a Comment

Found this TED talk earlier today, which provides an excellent overview of some of the creative ways crowdsourcing and online collaboration is changing how we do things… just like with citizen science.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Tumblr
  • Reddit
  • More
  • Pinterest
  • Pocket

Featured TED Talk: Battling bad science

March 5, 2013 By Chandra Clarke Leave a Comment

This month, we watch Ben Goldacre take on dubious scientific claims. What’s your take on the proliferation of bad science writing? Leave a comment below!

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Tumblr
  • Reddit
  • More
  • Pinterest
  • Pocket
« Previous Page
Next Page »

Your Host:

On Sale Now:

Search

Recent Posts

  • 2020 Awards Eligibility Post
  • Dinosaurs: Birds of a Feather?
  • Wool Gathering in the Modern Era
  • Sailing the ocean brew…
  • If Chandra Clarke happens to be as nuts as the characters in her book…

Like My Work?

Want to put something in the tip jar?

Buy me a book! Bonus: You’ll be supporting another author when you do! Just click on the graphic below and make the purchase – it will send it to my (hidden) address or Kindle as a gift.

My Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1WL17UVY8T3OQ?&sort=default

Tags

advertising Android Astronomy Australia babies Bee biology books California canada children Christmas Citizen Science citizen science games climate change computer-based crowdfunding distributed computing dogs do it anywhere England environment funding game Garden gardening History insects iPhone NASA Parenting Pets pollution science science communication space spring technology ted Television trees USA weather Wildlife Zooniverse

Follow me on Twitter

My Tweets

You might also like...

  • A Proofreading Course
  • An Editing Course
  • Citizen Science
  • Learn English Grammar
  • Online Writing Courses
  • Proofreading Service
  • Writing Advice

Site Sponsor

  • Privacy
  • Terms

Copyright © 2021 Chandra Clarke. All Rights Reserved.